| 单词 | sky |
| 释义 | sky —skyless, adj. —skylike, adj. /skuy/, n. , pl. skies, v. skied or skyed, skying. n. Often, skies (for defs. 1-4). 1. the region of the clouds or the upper air; the upper atmosphere of the earth: airplanes in the sky; cloudy skies. 2. the heavens or firmament, appearing as a great arch or vault. 3. the supernal or celestial heaven: They looked to the sky for help. 4. the climate: the sunny skies of Italy. 5. Obs. a cloud. 6. out of a or the clear sky, without advance notice or warning; abruptly: An old beau phoned her out of a clear sky. Also, out of a or the clear blue sky. 7. to the skies, with lavishness or enthusiasm; extravagantly: to praise someone to the skies. Also, to the sky. v.t. 8. Informal. to raise, throw, or hit aloft or into the air. 9. Informal. to hang (a painting) high on a wall, above the line of vision. 10. sky up, Falconry. (of prey, when flushed) to fly straight upward. [1175-1225; ME < ON sky cloud, c. OE sceo cloud] |
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