sun1 /sʌn/ ●●● S2 W1 noun → son1 the sun/the Sun the large bright object in the sky that gives us light and heat, and around which the Earth moves 太阳 → solar The sky was blue and the sun was shining. 天空蔚蓝,阳光明媚。
→4 See picture of 见图 SOLAR SYSTEM 2 [uncountableU]DN the heat and light that come from the sun 太阳的热和光,阳光,日光 → sunny Too much sun is bad for you. 过度日晒对身体不好。
in the sun We sat in the sun, eating ice cream. 我们坐在阳光下,吃着冰激凌。
the warmth of the afternoon sun 午后阳光的暖意
3. [countableC]HA any star around which planets move 〔有行星环绕的〕恒星 4 everything/anything etc under the sun ALL/EVERYTHINGused to emphasize that you are talking about a large range of things 世上一切,天下万物〔用于强调范围很广〕 You can buy jeans in every colour under the sun. 你可以买到天底下任何颜色的牛仔裤。
everything/anything etc under the sun• Andrew and I spent many hours on the Windrush porch discussing almost everything under the sun from party politics to mystic transcendentalism.• They discussed everything under the sun.• Some people think that the police can do everything under the sun like, but of course you can't.• There literally is everything under the sun, and you're free to do as much or as little as you want. 5. catch the sun British EnglishBrE, get some sun American EnglishAmE if someone catches or gets the sun, they become slightly red or brown because they have been outside in the sun 〔人〕被晒黑catch the sun• Perhaps she had caught the sun.• A flock of dunlin flew across the marsh in a silver swirl, catching the sun, dazzling the eye.• Up in the woods many of the buds that catch the sun have begun to pop.• My chair with its high back and strong iron wheels is positioned correctly to catch the sun.• Dalgliesh could glimpse what was obviously her herb garden planted in elegant terracotta pots carefully disposed to catch the sun.• These beautiful evergreen trees catch the sun and produce wonderful sculptural forms.• Before his eyes dull muddy grass turned into soft reflective banks which caught the sun a thousand ways.
→ make hay while the sun shines at hay(2) COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2verbsthe sun shines 阳光照耀When I woke, the sun was shining. 我醒来的时候,阳光明媚。
the sun beats down/blazes down (=shines with a lot of light and heat) 阳光强烈照射The sun beats down on us as we work. 干活的时候,太阳火辣辣地照在我们身上。
the sun comes out (=appears when cloud moves away) 太阳出来The rain stopped and the sun came out. 雨停了,太阳出来了。
the sun rises/comes up (=appears at the beginning of the day) 太阳升起As the sun rises, the birds take flight. 太阳一升起,鸟儿都飞了。
the sun sets/goes down (=disappears at the end of the day) 太阳落下It is a good place to sit and watch the sun go down. 这是一个坐看落日的好地方。
the sun sinks (=gradually disappears at the end of the day) 太阳西沉nThe sun sank lower and the breeze grew cool.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + sunthe hot/warm sun 炎热/温暖的阳光The hot sun beat down on the men working. 炎热的阳光直晒在干活的人们身上。
the blazing/burning sun 炽热/强烈的阳光Tourists trudge around in the blazing sun. 游客疲惫地在酷日底下行走。
a bright sun 明亮的太阳It was a warm day with a bright sun overhead. 明媚的阳光当空照耀,天气十分暖和。
the morning/afternoon/evening sun 早晨/午后/傍晚的阳光nWe ate breakfast outside in the gentle morning sun.
the midday/noonday sun 正午的阳光nThey all sought shade from the blazing midday sun.
the rising/setting sun (=the sun as it appears/disappears) 旭日/落日nThe fields were ablaze with light from the setting sun.
phrasesthe sun is high/low in the sky 太阳高挂/低垂在空中They walked until the sun was low in the sky. 他们一直走到太阳西沉。
nnounsthe sun’s raysThis moisturiser will also protect skin from the sun’s rays.