sky
英 [skaɪ]
美 [skaɪ]
n. 天; 天空
v. 把(球)击向高空
复数：skies 过去式：skied 过去分词：skied 现在分词：skying 第三人称单数：skies
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1674 / COCA.1147
同义词辨析
skyn. 天，天空
〔辨析〕
指广阔的天空或某一地区的上空，其复数形式 skies 主要用于描述天气或某处的天空情况。
〔例证〕
The sky was full of dark clouds.
天空乌云密布。
There are some birds flying in the sky.
天空中有几只鸟儿在飞翔。
English skies are temperate in spring.
英国春天的气候是温暖的。
天空乌云密布。
There are some birds flying in the sky.
天空中有几只鸟儿在飞翔。
English skies are temperate in spring.
英国春天的气候是温暖的。
airn. 天空，空中
〔辨析〕
指地面或某物的上方空间，常与定冠词 the 连用。
〔例证〕
There were many birds flying in the air.
许多鸟儿在空中飞翔。
Airplanes enable people to travel through the air.
飞机使人们能够在空中旅行。
Flames leapt into the air.
火苗蹿向空中。
许多鸟儿在空中飞翔。
Airplanes enable people to travel through the air.
飞机使人们能够在空中旅行。
Flames leapt into the air.
火苗蹿向空中。
heavenn. 〈文〉天空
〔辨析〕
表示此义时，通常用 the heavens 形式。
〔例证〕
The heavens shook with thunder.
雷声震撼了天宇。
The astronomer scanned the heavens through the telescope.
天文学家通过望远镜来观察天空。
雷声震撼了天宇。
The astronomer scanned the heavens through the telescope.
天文学家通过望远镜来观察天空。
习惯用语
n.
- the sky's the limit
- 无穷尽；什么都可能；不可限量
there is no limit to what sb can achieve, earn, do, etc. - With a talent like his, the sky's the limit.
以他的禀赋，前途不可限量。 the great …in the sky - 天上的老家
used to refer to where a particular person or thing is imagined to go when they die or are no longer working, similar to the place they were connected with on earth - Their pet rabbit had gone to the great rabbit hutch in the sky.
他们的宠物兔已回到西天的兔宫了。 pie in the sky - 难以实现的事；幻想的事；空中楼阁
an event that sb talks about that seems very unlikely to happen - This talk of moving to Australia is all just pie in the sky.
移居澳大利亚之说纯属异想天开。 praise sb/sth to the skies - 高度赞扬
to praise sb/sth a lot
牛津词典
noun
- 天；天空
the space above the earth that you can see when you look up, where clouds and the sun, moon and stars appear- What's that in the sky?
天上那是什么东西？ - The sky suddenly went dark and it started to rain.
天空骤然转暗，随即下起雨来。 - the night sky
夜空 - a cloudless sky
无云的天空 - cloudless skies
无云的天空 - a land of blue skies and sunshine
一个蓝天丽日的国度 - The skies above London were ablaze with a spectacular firework display.
伦敦上空礼花绽放，景象壮观。
- What's that in the sky?
verb
- 把（球）击向高空
to hit a ball very high into the air- She skied her tee shot.
她开球那一杆打了一个高空球。
- She skied her tee shot.
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 天;天空
The skyis the space around the earth which you can see when you stand outside and look upwards.- The sun is already high in the sky.
已经日上三竿。 - ...warm sunshine and clear blue skies...
温暖的阳光和蔚蓝的晴空 - The night sky was lit up by flashes of light.
一道道灯光照亮了夜空。
- The sun is already high in the sky.
- pie in the sky→ see:pie
英英释义
noun
- the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
verb
双语例句
- Above him an invisible plane droned through the night sky.
在他头顶上一架隐形飞机嗡嗡地飞过夜空。 - Stars faded out from the sky.
星星渐渐地从天空中消失了。 - The search lights and the fireworks made the sky a kaleidoscope of colour.
探照灯和焰火使得天空的颜色千变万化。 - The sky was speckled with stars.
天空中繁星点点。 - The sky is spangled with stars.
天空闪烁着星星。 - Clouds floated in the sky.
云漂浮在空中。 - The sky darkened abruptly
天突然暗了下来。 - Guns were blazing, flares going up and the sky was lit up all around
炮火不断，信号弹此起彼伏，四周的天空都被照亮了。 - A pale reddish glow lit the sky.
略带红色的淡淡光辉照亮了天空。 - Migrating birds filled the pale sky
灰白的天空中满是迁徙的飞鸟。