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。
新月；月牙
crescents — plural of crescent
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:
The curved shape of the moon when it appears between a quarter and a new moon, with pointed ends.
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.
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
新月形的东西,尤指:
Something shaped like a crescent, especially:
新月斑蝶
A crescentspot butterfly.
After sunset, a thin crescent appeared low in the western sky.
日落之后，一弯细细的新月出现在西边的低空。
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.
道路绕海湾弯曲，形成一条宽阔的弧形。
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.
她把饼干切成小小的月牙形。
用法提示：crescents 是 crescent 的复数形式，指月牙形状的物体。
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 放在名词前作定语，表示“月牙形的”，如 crescent moon、crescent shape。
A crescent moon hung low over the sea.
一弯新月低低地挂在海面上。
也可说 in a crescent shape，意思相同，都表示形状像月牙。
She folded the pastry in the shape of a crescent.
她把点心折成月牙形。
grammar · medium
易错句子Crescent is a shape.
正确表达A crescent is a shape.
英语中可数名词单数泛指一类事物时，前面必须用不定冠词 a/an。汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。crescent 是可数名词，此处泛指“新月形”，应说 a crescent。
grammar · medium
易错句子The moon looks as a crescent tonight.
正确表达The moon looks like a crescent tonight.
表示“看起来像”时，英语用 look like，不用 look as。as 常表示“作为”，不表示相似。汉语的“像”容易误译成 as，所以应改为 look like a crescent。
新月；弯月
A crescent moon hung low in the evening sky.
一弯新月低悬在夜空中。
月牙形；新月形
The island has a perfect crescent shape.
这座岛呈完美的月牙形。
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。
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。
残月（渐亏的月牙）
The waning crescent was visible just before dawn.
黎明前可以看到那弯残月。
红新月会
The Red Crescent sent medical supplies to the region.
红新月会向该地区运送了医疗物资。
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