Word · Frequency #7951
crescent
新月；月牙
核心释义
The curved shape of the moon when it appears between a quarter and a new moon, with pointed ends.
- 1.
新月；月牙
The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
- 2.
任何类似上弦月或下弦月弯曲形状的物体
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
- 3.
新月形的东西,尤指:
Something shaped like a crescent, especially:
- 4.
新月斑蝶
A crescentspot butterfly.
月牙形；新月形物体；新月斑蝶；任何类似上弦月或下弦月弯曲形状的物体；新月形的东西,尤指:；新月
用法In use
After sunset, a thin crescent appeared low in the western sky.
用法提示：crescent 为名词，指月亮呈新月形（月牙）的状态。
The road curved around the bay to form a wide crescent.
用法提示：crescent 为名词，表示像月牙一样的弯曲形状。
She cut the cookies into small crescents.
用法提示：crescents 是 crescent 的复数形式，指月牙形状的物体。
a crescent of sth
用于描述呈月牙形的一片东西，如光亮、沙丘、土地等；sth 前通常不加冠词。
A thin crescent of light appeared under the door.
门底下透出一道细细的月牙形亮光。
crescent + noun（名词作定语）
crescent 放在名词前作定语，表示“月牙形的”，如 crescent moon、crescent shape。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- crescent moon
- 新月；弯月
- A crescent moon hung low in the evening sky.一弯新月低悬在夜空中。
- crescent shape
- 月牙形；新月形
- The island has a perfect crescent shape.这座岛呈完美的月牙形。
- crescent roll
- 月牙形面包卷；牛角包
- He warmed up a crescent roll for breakfast.他热了一个月牙形面包卷当早餐。
- waxing crescent
- 娥眉月（新月后渐盈的月相）
- A waxing crescent appeared in the west after sunset.日落后西边出现了娥眉月。
- waning crescent
- 残月（渐亏的月牙）
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