| 单词 | moon |
| 释义 | moon —mooner, n. —moonless, adj. /moohn/, n. 1. the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km). 2. this body during a particular lunar month, or during a certain period of time, or at a certain point of time, regarded as a distinct object or entity. Cf. full moon, half-moon, new moon, waning moon, waxing moon. 3. a lunar month, or, in general, a month. 4. any planetary satellite: the moons of Jupiter. 5. something shaped like an orb or a crescent. 6. moonlight. 7. a platyfish. 8. Slang. the buttocks, esp. when bared. 9. blue moon, a very long period of time: Such a chance comes once in a blue moon. v.i. 10. to act or wander abstractedly or listlessly: You've been mooning about all day. 11. to sentimentalize or remember nostalgically: He spent the day mooning about his lost love. 12. to gaze dreamily or sentimentally at something or someone: They sat there mooning into each other's eyes. 13. Slang. to expose one's buttocks suddenly and publicly as a prank or gesture of disrespect. v.t. 14. to spend (time) idly: to moon the afternoon away. 15. to illuminate by or align against the moon. 16. Slang. to expose one's buttocks to as a prank or gesture of disrespect. [bef. 900; ME mone, OE mona; c. OHG mano, ON mani, Goth mena; akin to G Mond moon, L mensis month, Gk méne moon, Skt masa moon, month] |
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