sublime

英 [səˈblaɪm]

美 [səˈblaɪm]

adj.  崇高的; 壮丽的; 宏伟的; 令人赞叹的; 极端的; 极端而盲目的; 一味的
n.  崇高的事物; 壮丽的景象; 绝妙的东西
v.  升华(化); 使升华; 使变得崇高

最高级：sublimest　过去式：sublimed　复数：sublimes　现在分词：subliming　第三人称单数：sublimes　过去分词：sublimed　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11578 / COCA.10377

习惯用语

n.

from the sublime to the ridiculous
• 从高超到荒谬；从高妙到低俗
  used to describe a situation in which sth serious, important or of high quality is followed by sth silly, unimportant or of poor quality

牛津词典

adj.

• 崇高的；壮丽的；宏伟的；令人赞叹的
  of very high quality and causing great admiration
  1. sublime beauty
     令人赞叹的美
  2. a sublime combination of flavours
     搭配巧妙的几种味道
• 极端的；极端而盲目的；一味的
  extreme, especially in a way that shows they are not aware of what they are doing or are not concerned about what happens because of it
  1. the sublime confidence of youth
     年轻人目空一切的自信

noun

• 崇高的事物；壮丽的景象；绝妙的东西
  something that is sublime
  1. He transforms the most ordinary subject into the sublime.
     经他一点化，极普通的题材也能变得令人叫绝。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 崇高的;壮丽的;宏伟的;令人赞叹的
  If you describe something assublime, you mean that it has a wonderful quality that affects you deeply.
  1. Sublime music floats on a scented summer breeze to the spot where you lie.
     优美的音乐随着充满香气的夏日微风飘到了你躺着的地方。
  2. ...the sublime beauty of nature.
     大自然的壮丽景象
  3. You can refer to sublime things asthe sublime.
     崇高的事物;壮丽的景象;绝妙的东西
  4. She elevated every rare small success to the sublime.
     她把每一个极不起眼的小小成功都夸大成非凡的成就。
• ADJ 极端的;过分的;令人无比反感的
  You can usesublimeto emphasize a quality that someone or something has, usually a quality that is undesirable or negative.
  1. The administration's sublime incompetence is probably temporary...
     政府的极端软弱无能或许只是暂时的。
  2. He displayed a sublime indifference to the distinction between right and wrong.
     他对是非之间的差别根本就无动于衷。

双语例句

• The administration's sublime incompetence is probably temporary
  政府的极端软弱无能或许只是暂时的。
• Thomas Carlyle, notwithstanding his tedious rhetoric, is a master of the sublime in prose style.
  尽管托马斯·卡莱尔的语言花俏冗长，但是他仍不失为一位令人崇敬的散文文体大师。
• He displayed a sublime indifference to the distinction between right and wrong.
  他对是非之间的差别根本就无动于衷。
• What they wanted however of the sublime they endeavoured to supply by hyperbole;
  他们努力通过夸张得手法填补他们所缺乏的崇高性；
• Its posture is sublime, and beyond trivial issues, wrapped in a unique and fantastic universe.
  人物形象的姿态是庄重的，远离了琐细的尘世，而生活在一个独特、奇异的世界中。
• But she smiled on him with that sublime smile in which two teeth were lacking.
  至于她，她带着那种缺了两个牙的绝美的笑容向他微笑。
• This sublime ThreeJewels have the exalted means to draw us out of samsara.
  尊贵的三宝拥有能让我们脱离轮回的许多方法。
• He would learn how to preserve scent so that never again would he lose such sublime beauty.
  他必须学会如何保藏气味，这样，他才再也不会遗失这种超凡的美。
• The scenery described in the Cen Can frontier fortress poetry has directly embodied the connotation of the sublime beauty.
  岑参边塞诗中的景色描写，直观地体现了崇高美的内涵。
• We all live systematically proceeding to the moment when the spirit is lifted to the sublime.
  我们活在这世上，都是有规则地朝著灵魂升华的那一刻前进。