| 单词 | sky |
| 释义 | skysky /skaɪ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun (plural skies) 1[singular, uncountable] the space above the earth, where clouds and the sun and stars appear: The sky turned dark just before the storm.in the sky There wasn’t a cloud in the sky. The sun shone down from a clear blue sky.2skies written the sky – used especially when describing the weather or what the sky looks like in a place: We can expect cloudy skies for the rest of the week. The skies above the city were a dull brown.3the sky’s the limit used to say that there is no limit to what someone can achieve, spend, win, etc. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old Norse cloud] → see also pie in the sky at pie (4), praise somebody/something to the skies at praise1 (1)COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2adjectives/nouns + skya blue sky The sky was blue and the sun was shining.a gray sky The sky was gray and it looked like it might rain.a dark/black sky Fireworks burst up into the dark sky.a cloudy/dull/overcast sky (=with clouds) Cloudy skies were forecast.a bright/clear/cloudless sky (=without clouds) The sun rose higher in the cloudless sky.an azure sky (=bright blue – used in literature) The sun shone out of a clear azure sky.a pale sky (=a very light blue or gray sky) A bird flew across the pale sky of early morning.a starry sky (=with a lot of stars) We had dinner on the patio under a beautiful starry sky.the darkening sky (=becoming darker) Benjamin stared up at the darkening sky.the night/evening/morning sky The moon is the brightest object visible in the night sky.the eastern/western/northern/southern sky The pink sunlight of dawn streaked the eastern sky.the summer/winter/autumn sky Her eyes were as blue as the summer sky.the open sky (=a large area of sky) They lay on the ground under the open sky.verbsthe sky darkens The sky darkened and thunder rolled in from the west.the sky turns dark/red/blue etc. The sky turned bright orange as the sun set.the sky clouds over (=clouds appear) The sky was beginning to cloud over.the sky clears (=the clouds disappear) By dawn the sky had cleared.fill the sky Smoke from the brush fires filled the sky.light up the sky (also illuminate the sky formal) A flash of lightning illuminated the sky. |
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