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　

中考高考CET4考研

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

短语用例

moon about/around

• （尤指无精打采地）闲逛，消磨时光
  to spend time doing nothing or walking around with no particular purpose, especially because you are unhappy
  1. the surface of the moon
     月球表面
  2. a moon landing
     月球登陆

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？

习惯用语

n.

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
• 很久以前
  a very long time ago
over the moon
• 欣喜若狂
  extremely happy and excited
once in a blue moon
• 极少地；难得地；破天荒地
  very rarely
promise (sb) the earth/moon/world
• 作出不可能实现的承诺
  to make promises that will be impossible to keep

牛津词典

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

柯林斯词典

• 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.

英英释义

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

双语例句

• 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。
• Once in a blue moon you get some problems.
  极少会碰到麻烦。
• Lettie was mooning around all morning, doing nothing
  莱蒂混了一上午，什么也没干。
• A cloud drifted by and covered the moon.
  飘过来一片云彩挡住了月亮。
• June always rhymes with moon in old love songs.
  在老情歌中June总是和moon成韵。
• The moon shone, shedding a ghostly light on the fields.
  月亮闪耀，田野上洒下幽幽的亮光。
• The moon disappeared behind a cloud.
  月亮消失在云后。
• There will be no moon.
  月亮不会出来了。
• The moon broke through the clouds.
  月亮从云缝里钻了出来。
• There will be an eclipse of the moon next month.
  下个月有月食。