moon

英 [muːn]

美 [muːn]

n. 月球; 月亮; 月相; 卫星
v. 以屁股示人(在公共场所进行的恶作剧或侮辱)

复数：moons　现在分词：mooning　过去式：mooned　第三人称单数：moons　过去分词：mooned　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2646 / COCA.2450

短语用例

moon about/around

moon over sb

痴痴地思念（所爱的人）
to spend time thinking about sb that you love, especially when other people think this is silly or annoying
1. How many moons does Jupiter have?
  木星有多少颗卫星？

ask, cry, etc. for the moon

想做办不到的事情；想要得不到的东西
to ask for sth that is difficult or impossible to get or achieve

many moons ago

over the moon

once in a blue moon

promise (sb) the earth/moon/world

noun

月球
the round object that moves around the earth once every 27½ days and shines at night by light reflected from the sun
1. the surface of the moon
  月球表面
2. a moon landing
  月球登陆
月亮；月相
the moon as it appears in the sky at a particular time
1. a crescent moon
  新月
2. There's no moon tonight (= no moon can be seen) .
  今晚看不见月亮。
3. By the light of the moon I could just make out shapes and outlines.
  月光下，我只能分辨出物体的轮廓。
卫星
a natural satellite that moves around a planet other than the earth
1. How many moons does Jupiter have?
  木星有多少颗卫星？

verb

以屁股示人（在公共场所进行的恶作剧或侮辱）
to show your bottom to people in a public place as a joke or an insult

See also:...the first man on the moon...There will be no moon....the light of a full moon.new moon
N-COUNT 卫星
Amoonis an object similar to a small planet that travels around a planet.
1. ...Neptune's large moon.
  海王星的大卫星
VERB 虚度光阴;懒散度日;闲逛
If youare mooning around, you are spending time doing nothing in particular, for example because you feel unhappy or lazy, or are worried about something.
1. Lettie was mooning around all morning, doing nothing...
  莱蒂混了一上午，什么也没干。
2. My working days were spent mooning round his department, trying to sneak a chance encounter.
  上班时我在他的部门转来转去，暗中寻找巧遇他的机会。
对…露出光屁股
If youmoonat someone, you turn your back to them and show them your bare bottom.
PHRASE 千载难逢;百年不遇
If you say that something happensonce in a blue moon, you are emphasizing that it does not happen very often at all.
1. Once in a blue moon you get some problems.
  极少会碰到麻烦。
非常高兴;乐翻了天;狂喜
If you say that you areover the moon, you mean that you are very pleased about something.

noun

any natural satellite of a planet
1. Jupiter has sixteen moons
the natural satellite of the Earth
1. the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers
2. men first stepped on the moon in 1969
Synonym:Moon
any object resembling a moon
1. he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light
2. the clock had a moon that showed various phases
the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
Synonym:lunar monthlunationsynodic month

verb

expose one's buttocks to
1. moon the audience
be idle in a listless or dreamy way
Synonym:moon aroundmoon on
have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
1. She looked out the window, daydreaming
Synonym:daydream

I can't promise you the moon, but I'll do the best job I can.
我不能对你作无法兑现的许诺，但我将尽力而为。
My working days were spent mooning round his department, trying to sneak a chance encounter.
上班时我在他的部门转来转去，暗中寻找巧遇他的机会。
He then stencilled the ceiling with a moon and stars motif.
他随后用模版在天花板上印上了月亮和繁星图案。
The moon was casting a rainbow through the spray from the waterfall
月亮在瀑布溅起的水雾上照出了一道彩虹。
There will be an eclipse of the moon next month.
下个月有月食。
A cloud drifted by and covered the moon.
飘过来一片云彩挡住了月亮。
This was the moment when Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the Moon
就在此刻，内尔·阿姆斯特朗成了首位登上月球的人。
The moon revolves around the earth.
月球绕地球运行。
The moon is full.
月圆了。
The moon was low in the sky.
月亮低悬在天空。