moon
[mu:n] noun
the moon
ESSENTIAL only singular
■the round object which moves in the sky around the Earth and can be seen at night 月球，月亮•What time does the moon rise/set (= appear/disappear in the sky) ?月亮何时升起／落下？ ESSENTIAL [S or U]
■the shape made by the amount of the moon that you can see at a particular time 月相•There's no moon (= You cannot see the moon) tonight.今晚没有月亮。 •a crescent/full/new moon弦／满／新月 countable
■a similar round object that moves around another planet 卫星•Jupiter has at least sixteen moons.木星至少有16颗卫星。
[mu:n] noun
be over the moon
■to be very pleased 非常高兴，非常快活•She was over the moon about/with her new bike.她得了一辆新脚踏车，快乐极了。
[mu:n] noun
many moons ago old-fashioned
■a long time ago 很久以前
[mu:n] verb intransitive usually + adverb or preposition
■to move or spend time in a way which shows little interest and no clear purpose 闲逛；懒散度日，虚度时光•She was mooning about/around the house all weekend.整个周末她都在房子里闲呆着。 •He's been mooning over (= looking foolishly at) those holiday photos all afternoon.整个下午他都呆呆地看着那些假期里拍的照片。 |