sky
noun
skaɪ
noun
1
the
space
above
the
earth
where
clouds
and
the
sun
and
stars
appear
天,天空
singular 单数, U
The
sky
grew
dark,
and
a
cold
rain
began
to
fall.
天色转暗,开始下起冰冷的雨来。
A
shooting
star
sped
across
the
sky.
一颗流星划过天空。
in
the
sky
There
wasn’t
a
cloud
in
the
sky.
天空中晴朗无云。
blue/black/grey
etc
sky
The
sun
rose
higher
in
a
clear
blue
sky.
太阳在晴朗的蓝天中升得更高了。
clear/cloudy/dark
etc
sky
Robyn
lay
on
her
back
looking
up
at
the
cloudless
sky.
罗宾仰面躺着看那无云的天空。
under
a
slightly
overcast
sky
(=with
clouds)
在略显阴沉的天空下
night/morning/summer
etc
sky
The
evening
sky
was
darkening
as
I
made
my
way
home.
我走在回家的路上,傍晚的天空渐渐暗了下来。
She
looked
out
over
the
rooftops
and
the
open
sky
.
她放眼望去,看到一排排的屋顶和辽阔的天空。
2
skies
a
word
meaning
‘sky’,
used
especially
when
describing
the
weather
or
what
the
sky
looks
like
in
a
place
天空〔尤用于描述天气或某处的天空情况〕
plural 复数
a
land
of
blue
skies
and
warm
sunshine
拥有蔚蓝色天空和温暖阳光的土地
The
skies
were
overcast,
and
it
was
chilly
and
damp.
天空阴沉,寒冷而潮湿。
3
the sky’s the limit
used
to
say
that
there
is
no
limit
to
what
someone
can
achieve,
spend,
win
etc
[口] 〔花费〕没有上限;〔成就、成绩等〕不可限量
spoken
Francis
believes
the
sky’s
the
limit
for
the
young
goalkeeper.
弗朗西斯认为,这名年轻的守门员前途不可限量。