Word · Frequency #7951
crescent
/ˈkresənt/
noun
新月;月牙
The curved shape of the moon when it appears between a quarter and a new moon, with pointed ends.
- 1.
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.
新月;月牙
- 2.
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
任何类似上弦月或下弦月弯曲形状的物体
- 3.
Something shaped like a crescent, especially:
新月形的东西,尤指:
- 4.
A crescentspot butterfly.
新月斑蝶
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
In use
After sunset, a thin crescent appeared low in the western sky.
The road curved around the bay to form a wide crescent.
She cut the cookies into small crescents.
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Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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