sky

美 [skaɪ]英 [skaɪ]
  • n.天;天空
  • vt.把(球)击向高空

复数: skies 过去式: skied 现在分词: skying 过去分词: skied 第三人称单数: skies

skysky

noun

【不规则形式】pl. skies

天;天空
the space above the earth that you can see when you look up, where clouds and the sun, moon and stars appear

What's that in the sky?

天上那是什么东西?

The sky suddenly went dark and it started to rain.

天空骤然转暗,随即下起雨来。

the night sky

夜空

a cloudless sky

无云的天空

cloudless skies

无云的天空

a land of blue skies and sunshine

一个蓝天丽日的国度

The skies above London were ablaze with a spectacular firework display.

伦敦上空礼花绽放,景象壮观。

习语

verb

【不规则形式】skies skying skied skied

VN把(球)击向高空
to hit a ball very high into the air

She skied her tee shot.

她开球那一杆打了一个高空球。

sky

频次

  • 1
    N-VAR 天;天空
    The sky is the space around the earth which you can see when you stand outside and look upwards.

    The sun is already high in the sky.

    已经日上三竿。

  • 2
    pie in the sky→ see:pie

noun

1
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

verb

1
throw or toss with a light motion
flip me the beachball
toss me newspaper
Synonym: flip toss pitch

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  1. The sky darkened abruptly

    天突然暗了下来。

  2. Vast is the sky , boundless the wilds .

    天苍苍,野茫茫。

  3. With a talent like his , the sky 's the limit .

    以他的禀赋,前途不可限量。

  4. The hall of the old house was open to the sky .

    旧房子的门厅是露天的。

  5. A red sky at night often indicates fine weather the next day .

    夜空呈红色往往预兆第二天天气晴朗。

  6. The stars were points of light in the sky .

    天空中的点点光亮就是星星。

  7. Several people described seeing strange lights in the sky .

    好几个人都说看到天上出现了奇异光芒。

  8. The sky suddenly went dark and it started to rain .

    天空骤然转暗,随即下起雨来。

  9. The sun was low in the sky .

    太阳低挂在天空。

  10. They saw the huge building outlined against the sky .

    他们看见了在天空的映衬下那座巨大建筑的轮廓。

  11. The moon was full , the sky clear .

    圆月碧空。

  12. The air was crisp and clear and the sky was blue .

    空气清新,天空碧蓝。

  13. The great bulk of the building reared up against the night sky .

    夜幕下,巨大的高楼显得阴森森的。

  14. The sky was full of dark masses of clouds .

    天空中乌云密布。

  15. The sun was radiant in a clear blue sky .

    湛蓝的天空阳光灿烂。

  16. He stood there , head back , framed against the blue sky .

    他站在那里,头向后仰,衬托在蓝天下。

  17. The mountain was sharply defined against the sky .

    那座山在天空的衬托下显得轮廓分明。

  18. The sun was shining and the sky was blue .

    阳光灿烂,天空一片蓝。

  19. The blue of the sky paled to a light grey .

    天空的蓝色渐变成了浅灰色。

  20. The skies grew dark and it began to rain .

    天渐渐黑了,又下起雨来。

  21. The sun blazed down from a clear blue sky .

    耀眼的阳光从清澈蔚蓝的天空中照射下来。

  22. A plane shot across the sky .

    飞机掠过天空。

  23. The dark clouds in the sky meant that a storm was coming .

    天空中的乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。

  24. Birds wheeled above us in the sky .

    鸟儿在我们上空盘旋。

  25. Flaming fragments were still falling from the sky .

    燃烧着的碎片还在不断地从天而降。

  26. The snow-capped mountain stood out in sharp relief against the blue sky .

    白雪覆盖的高山在蓝天的映衬下格外醒目。

  27. The sky was a brilliant blue .

    天空一片蔚蓝。

  28. The sky began to darken as the storm approached .

    暴风雨来临时天空变得黑沉沉的。

  29. They beheld a bright star shining in the sky .

    他们看到了一颗明亮的星在天空中闪闪发光。

  30. The cathedral 's white towers climb gracefully into the sky .

    大教堂白色的塔楼优雅庄重地耸入云霄。

sky air heaven 【导航词义:天空】
sky v. 天,天空
〔辨析〕

指广阔的天空或某一地区的上空,其复数形式 skies 主要用于描述天气或某处的天空情况。

〔例证〕

The sky was full of dark clouds.

天空乌云密布。

There are some birds flying in the sky.

天空中有几只鸟儿在飞翔。

English skies are temperate in spring.

英国春天的气候是温暖的。

air v. 天空,空中
〔辨析〕

指地面或某物的上方空间,常与定冠词 the 连用。

〔例证〕

There were many birds flying in the air.

许多鸟儿在空中飞翔。

Airplanes enable people to travel through the air.

飞机使人们能够在空中旅行。

Flames leapt into the air.

火苗蹿向空中。

heaven v. 〈文〉天空
〔辨析〕

表示此义时,通常用 the heavens 形式。

〔例证〕

The heavens shook with thunder.

雷声震撼了天宇。

The astronomer scanned the heavens through the telescope.

天文学家通过望远镜来观察天空。

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

sky与以下词性连用

adv.

sky above

上方的天空

the sky overhead

头顶上的天空

up in the sky

在高空

adj.

black sky

漆黑的天空

blue sky

蔚蓝的天空

bright sky

明亮的天空

clear sky

晴空

cloudless sky

无云的天空

dark sky

阴沉的天空

empty sky

空旷的天空

high in the sky

在高空

n.

the sky's the limit

无穷尽;什么都可能;不可限量
there is no limit to what sb can achieve, earn, do, etc.

With a talent like his, the sky's the limit.

以他的禀赋,前途不可限量。

the great …in the sky

天上的老家
used to refer to where a particular person or thing is imagined to go when they die or are no longer working, similar to the place they were connected with on earth

Their pet rabbit had gone to the great rabbit hutch in the sky.

他们的宠物兔已回到西天的兔宫了。

pie in the sky

难以实现的事;幻想的事;空中楼阁
an event that sb talks about that seems very unlikely to happen

This talk of moving to Australia is all just pie in the sky.

移居澳大利亚之说纯属异想天开。

praise sb/sth to the skies

高度赞扬
to praise sb/sth a lot