Word · Frequency #1674
sky
天空;天
核心释义
The space above the earth where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
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地球表面上方的天空,太阳、月亮、星星和云朵可见的地方
The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
- 2.
从地球上看到的大气层和外层空间
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
- 3.
从特定地点或时间可见的天空部分及其气候、状况等
With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.
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通过时空中给定点的所有光线方向的集合
The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
(某地某时的)天空;天色;(物理学)光方向集;地球表面上方的天空,太阳、月亮、星星和云朵可见的地方;从地球上看到的大气层和外层空间;从特定地点或时间可见的天空部分及其气候、状况等
用法In use
The sky was clear and blue all morning.
用法提示:sky 作名词,指肉眼可见的天空。
Dark clouds moved quickly across the sky before the storm.
用法提示:sky 作名词,是句中 across 的宾语,表示天空这个区域。
We watched the stars come out in the night sky.
用法提示:night sky 中 sky 作名词,表示夜空。
in the sky
表示某物位于天空之中时,常用介词 in;若要表达“在天空之下、被天空笼罩”,则用 under the sky。
There wasn't a single cloud in the sky.
天空中一片云也没有。
the sky turns/goes + adj
描述天色变化时,常用 turn、go、grow 等系动词,后接表示颜色或明暗的形容词。
The sky turned grey before the storm.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- clear blue sky
- 蔚蓝的天空
- The children flew kites under a clear blue sky.孩子们在蔚蓝的天空下放风筝。
- night sky
- 夜空
- We lay on the grass and watched the night sky.我们躺在草地上看夜空。
- pie in the sky
- 空中楼阁;不切实际的空想
- His plan to get rich overnight is just pie in the sky.他一夜暴富的计划不过是空中楼阁。
- the sky's the limit
- 前途无量;一切皆有可能
- If you keep working hard, the sky's the limit.只要你不断努力,前途不可限量。
- praise someone to the skies
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
通常说 the sky;复数形式 skies 多用于描述天气或不同地方的天空。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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