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BNC: 1674 COCA: 1147

sky

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Related topics: Nature
sky /skaɪ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun (plural skies)  
1  DN[singular, uncountableU] the space above the Earth where clouds and the Sun and stars appear 天，天空
 The sky grew dark, and a cold rain began to fall.
天色转暗，开始下起冰冷的雨来。
 A shooting star sped across the night sky.
一颗流星划过天空。
in the sky
 There wasn’t a cloud in the sky.
天空晴朗无云。
2  skies [plural]WEATHER a word meaning ‘sky’, used especially when describing the weather or what the sky looks like in a place 天空〔尤用于描述天气或某处的天空情况〕
 a land of blue skies and warm sunshine
天空碧蓝、阳光和煦的一片土地
 The skies were overcast, and it was chilly and damp.
天空阴暗，天气寒冷而潮湿。
Examples from the Corpus
skies• a land of blue skies and warm sunshine
3  the sky’s the limit spoken used to say that there is no limit to what someone can achieve, spend, win etc 〔花费〕没有上限；〔成就、成绩等〕不可限量
 Francis believes the sky’s the limit for the young goalkeeper.
弗朗西斯认为，这名年轻的守门员前途不可限量。
Examples from the Corpus
the sky’s the limit• We try to make our engineers feel that the sky's the limit when it comes to what they can design.• Pick out whatever you want - the sky's the limit.
→ pie in the sky at pie(4), → praise somebody/something to the skies at praise1(1)
 COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + sky
blue 蓝色的
The sky was blue and the sun was shining.
蔚蓝的天空,阳光普照。
grey British EnglishBrE, gray American EnglishAmE: 灰暗的,灰色的
Rain was starting to fall from the grey sky.
灰暗的天空下起雨来。
dark/black 黑暗的/黑色的
Fireworks burst up into the dark sky.
烟花蹿升到漆黑的天空中。
cloudy/dull/overcast (=with clouds) 阴天的
Cloudy skies were forecast.
预报是阴天。
bright/clear/cloudless (=without clouds) 晴朗的/无云的
The sun rose higher in the cloudless sky.
太阳升得更高了,天空中没有一丝云彩。
azure literary (=bright blue) 蔚蓝色的
nThe sun shone out of a clear azure sky.
nleaden/lowering literary (=with a lot of grey cloud)
The leaden skies cleared and the sun came out.
a starry sky (=with a lot of stars) 星空
nWe had dinner on the terrace under a beautiful starry sky.
the darkening sky (=becoming darker) 暗下来的天空
nBenjamin stared up at the darkening sky.
nthe lightening sky (=becoming lighter)
A plane flew across the lightening sky.
the night/evening/morning sky 夜晚/傍晚/早晨的天空
nThe moon is the brightest object visible in the night sky.
the summer/winter sky 夏日/冬日的天空
nHer eyes were as blue as the summer sky.
the open sky (=a large area of sky) 广阔的天空
nThey lay on the ground under the open sky.
na big sky (=a sky that looks large)
Montana is still a land of big skies.
verbs
the sky darkens 天空暗下来
The sky darkened and thunder rolled in from the west.
天色变暗,雷声从西面滚滚而来。
the sky clouds over (=clouds appear) 天空中云层密布
The sky was beginning to cloud over.
天空中开始云层密布。
the sky clears (=the clouds disappear) 天空放晴
nBy dawn the sky had cleared.
Examples from the Corpus
sky• She ran through the last few streets and saw with relief the familiar tall building rising against the night sky.• Just being in the same sky with them made me nervous.• We all share the same sky and the same passion, which is to see our joint projects take to the air.• Yolanda looks up at the sky.• The darker the sky, the better chance of seeing the comet, he said.• The island has no roads, one cellular phone and a fresh water supply that comes from the sky.• The rocket shot up into the sky.• Two searchlights came on, brilliant sticks of light, prodding the sky.• The sky turned dark just before the storm.• The sky is full of tears tonight.
in the sky• Seconds later sunlight flashed on metal and the aircraft appeared in the skies above them.• A twilight Saturday show will feature light displays in the skies.• There is menace in the sky.• The next he knew there was a shape in the sky to his left, moving fast towards him a little from below.• Everything was new to me: every smell was strange, every star in the sky seemed unfamiliar.• Perfect streets, but up in the sky.• I can not locate the bird, but I have the impression it is flying continuously high up in the sky.• When the shiny silver B-29s were in the sky, we children ran inside our homes immediately.
Skyn  
n → see Sky TV
Origin sky
(1200-1300) Old Norse “cloud”
sky noun →COLLOCATIONS1Skyn
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BNC: 1674 COCA: 1147
sky

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF SKY | VERB + SKY | SKY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤big, vast, wide遼闊的／無垠的／寬廣的天空▸➤open露天◇We slept under the open sky.我們露天而眠。➤empty空曠的天空▸➤bright, clear, cloudless, sunny明亮的天空；晴空；無雲的天空；陽光燦爛的天空◇a week of cloudless skies萬里無雲的一週➤hazy, smoggy薄霧濛濛的／煙霧瀰漫的天空▸➤cloudy, dull, overcast陰天；陰沉的天空➤stormy烏雲密佈的天空▸➤star-filled, starlit, starry, star-studded佈滿星星的天空；星光閃閃的天空；星羅棋佈的天空➤moonlit月明的天空➤dark, darkening, pale陰沉的／越來越陰沉的／灰白的天空➤azure, blue, cerulean (especially NAmE) 蔚藍的天空◇I opened my shutters and saw a brilliant blue sky.我打開百葉窗，映入眼簾的是一片湛藍的天。➤grey/gray, leaden灰暗的／鉛灰色的天空▸➤black, inky, moonless漆黑的天空；沒有月光的天空◇the pale moon in the inky night sky漆黑的夜空下慘淡的月光➤morning, night, etc.早晨的天空、夜空等▸➤January, spring, winter, wintry, etc. * 1 月、春季、冬季、寒冷等的天空▸➤northern, southern, etc.北方、南方等的天空➤desert荒漠的天空◇the vast desert skies荒漠遼闊的天空... OF SKY➤patch一片天空◇a patch of blue sky一片藍天VERB + SKY➤illuminate, light up照亮／點亮天空◇The fireworks lit up the sky.煙花點亮了天空。➤fill佈滿天空◇Flocks of flamingoes fill the sky.一群群火烈鳥在天空雲集。➤scan, watch掃視／觀察天空◇Astronomers scan the night skies for asteroids.天文學家在夜空中尋找小行星。➤patrol在空中巡邏SKY + VERB➤clear, clear up, lighten天空放晴；天空變亮◇The rain stopped and the skies cleared.雨過天晴。➤cloud over, darken, turn grey/gray天空烏雲籠罩／暗淡下來／變得灰濛濛的◇The afternoon sky turned orange.午後天空變成了橘黃色。➤be streaked with sth天空上帶有⋯條紋◇The sky was streaked with gold.天空中點綴着一縷縷金色。➤glow (with sth), light up (with sth)天空（因⋯）熠熠發光／變得明亮◇The sky glows red with fire.天空被大火照得通紅。➤open (= start raining) 天開始下雨◇The skies opened and rain poured down.大雨從天空傾盆而下。PREPOSITION➤across the sky佈滿天空◇Black clouds spread across the sky.天空佈滿烏雲。➤against the sky映着天空◇The eagle was black against the morning sky.在清晨天空的映襯下，這隻鷹看起來是黑色的。➤beneath a... sky, under a... sky在天空下◇a ship tossing under a dark sky在陰沉的天空下顛簸的船➤from the sky, out of the sky從天空◇A strange object dropped out of the sky.一個奇怪的物體從天上掉了下來。➤in the sky在空中◇There was a kite high up in the sky.高空中有隻風箏。➤sky above⋯上方的天空◇A helicopter appeared in the sky above them.一架直升機出現在他們上空。➤sky over⋯上空◇to patrol the skies over the Atlantic在大西洋上空巡邏PHRASES➤high in the sky, low in the sky在高空；在低空◇when the sun is low in the sky當太陽初升或西墜時➤the sky above, the sky overhead頭頂上的天空◇Swallows darted about in the sky overhead.燕子在頭頂上飛來飛去。➤the sky is falling (figurative, especially NAmE) 天要塌了◇alarmists who claim that the sky is falling聲稱世界末日即將來臨的危言聳聽的人➤reach for the sky (often figurative) 努力完成壯舉◇My philosophy has always been to reach for the sky.我的人生哲學向來是要去完成九天攬月之舉。➤take to the skies (= to go into the sky) 穿入雲霄◇Some vintage aircraft will be taking to the skies at this weekend's fair.一些舊式飛機將在這個週末的展覽會上進行飛行表演。
BNC: 1674 COCA: 1147
sky noun
⇨ air
BNC: 1674 COCA: 1147

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