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moon

UK //muːn//US //muːn//

词源

源自古英语'mōna',源自原始日耳曼语'mēnōn',与荷兰语'maan'、德语'Mond'同源,最终源自原始印欧语词根'mēns-',意为'月亮、月份'。

noun

❶ 月球,地球唯一的天然卫星,夜晚在天空中可见的圆形天体。

“The moon is shining brightly tonight.”

(今晚月亮非常明亮。)

“We can see a full moon in the sky.”

(我们能看到天空中有一轮满月。)

❶ 卫星,指围绕行星运行的天体,如其他行星的卫星。

“Jupiter has at least 79 moons.”

(木星至少有79颗卫星。)

“Titan is the largest moon of Saturn.”

(土卫六是土星最大的卫星。)

同义词:satellite, lunar body, celestial body

verb

❶ 闲逛或懒散地度过时间,常用于非正式场合。

“He spent the afternoon mooning around the house.”

(他整个下午都在家里闲逛。)

“Stop mooning and get to work!”

(别闲逛了,快去工作!)

❶ 露出臀部(非正式且可能冒犯的用法)。

“The drunk man mooned the crowd.”

(那个醉汉向人群露出了臀部。)

“Mooning is considered rude in most cultures.”

(在大多数文化中,露臀被视为粗鲁行为。)

同义词:idle, loaf, laze

常见短语

once in a blue moon — 形容极其罕见的事情,字面意思是'蓝月亮时',实际指非常少见的时刻。

“He visits his hometown once in a blue moon.”

(他极少回故乡。)

over the moon — 非常高兴,欣喜若狂,形容极度开心的状态。

“She was over the moon when she got the job offer.”

(她得到工作邀请时欣喜若狂。)

moon over someone — 痴情地思念某人,常指单相思或过度浪漫的想念。

“He's been mooning over his ex-girlfriend for months.”

(他几个月来一直痴想着前女友。)