firmament

英 [ˈfɜːməmənt]

美 [ˈfɜːrməmənt]

n.  天空; 苍穹

BNC.32744 / COCA.23081

牛津词典

noun

• 天空；苍穹
  the sky
  1. a rising star in the literary firmament
     文坛上一颗冉冉升起的新星

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 天;天空;苍穹
  The firmamentis the sky or heaven.
  1. There are no stars in the firmament.
     天空没有一颗星星。
• N-SING (某一组织或领域的)最高层，最上层
  If you talk aboutthe firmamentin a particular organization or field of activity, you mean the top of it.
  1. He was rich, and a rising star in the political firmament.
     他十分富有，并且是政治高层一颗冉冉升起的新星。

英英释义

noun

• the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
  Synonym:celestial spheresphereempyreanheavensvault of heavenwelkin

双语例句

• Relating to the firmament or upper regions.
  关于天空或上部区域。
• There are no stars in the firmament.
  天空没有一颗星星。
• He was rich, and a rising star in the political firmament.
  他十分富有，并且是政治高层一颗冉冉升起的新星。
• God also said: Let the waters bring forth the creeping creature having life, and the fowl that may fly over the earth under the firmament of heaven.
  天主说：「水中要繁生蠕动的生物，地面上、天空中要有鸟飞翔！」事就这样成了。
• Flashes, like Lucifer, through the firmament.
  象天空的金星，一闪即逝。
• In state media, the firmament often expresses its pleasure with rulers via a rainbow or comet.
  在国家媒体上，上天常常凭藉彩虹或彗星表达对统治者的欣慰之情。
• It looked up at the firmament to watch the motions of the sun, moon and stars and thus merged itself with Mother Nature.
  它对着苍穹。仰望太阳，月亮和星星的运行，与大自然亲密无间连成一片。
• As he is only one of your stars, it sounds as if you will be left with better behaved ones in your firmament once his light is put out.
  既然他只是你的明星员工之一，那么听上去好像一旦他的光辉熄灭，你的天空中还会剩下那些表现更好的明星。
• The making of the firmament in Genesis refers to God's giving us scripture.
  《创世纪》里创造苍穹，指的是上帝给我们传达经文。
• I have heard the whisper of the firmament through the ears of the rose and touched the folds of light's garment with rose petals.
  我曾用玫瑰的双耳聆听过苍天的柔声细语；我曾以玫瑰的花瓣与阳光亲密接触。