moon 1 W3 / mun / 名词
1 the moon/the Moon the round object that you can see shining in the sky at night, and that moves around the Earth every 28 days :
the craters on the surface of the moon
The Americans landed on the Moon in 1969.
The moon appeared from behind a cloud.
The moon rose into the sky.
The moon was shining in the sky.
2 [可数名词，通常单数] the appearance or shape of the moon at a particular time :
It was the night of the full moon .
a clear night with a bright moon
a thin crescent moon
3 [可数名词] a round object that moves around a planet other than Earth :
the moons of Saturn
4 ask for the moon ( also cry for the moon British English ) informal to ask for something that is difficult or impossible to obtain :
There’s no point in crying for the moon.
5 over the moon British English informal very happy :
She’s over the moon about her new job.
6 many moons ago literary a long time ago :
It all happened many moons ago.
→ once in a blue moon at once 1 ( 15 ) , → promise somebody the moon at promise 1 ( 3 )
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + moon
bright The moon was very bright.
a full moon (= with a completely round shape ) A full moon hung low in the sky.
a half moon (= looking like half a circle ) A half moon was up now, pale and cool.
a crescent moon (= with a thin curved shape ) The stars and thin crescent moon gave just enough light to see the path.
a new moon (= a very thin moon which is just starting to get bigger ) It was twilight and a new moon was rising.
a silver/yellow moon It was a frosty night, with a cold silver moon.
a pale moon Her face glowed in the light of the pale moon.
a harvest moon (= the full moon that appears in late September or early October ) Over the potato fields a harvest moon was rising.
动词
the moon shines The moon shone through the window.
the moon rises ( also the moon comes up ) He watched the full moon come up over the trees.
the moon appears A brilliant moon appeared over the mountains.
the moon comes out (= appears as it gets dark or a cloud moves ) The moon came out from behind the clouds.
the moon hangs somewhere literary (= stays there for a long time ) The moon hung over the quiet sea.
the moon sets (= goes down so that you cannot see it ) The moon had set, but the sky was clear.
the moon waxes (= gets bigger each night ) The moon waxed larger over the next few days.
the moon wanes (= gets smaller each night ) The August moon was waning.
短语
the light of the moon The clouds blocked out the light of the moon.
there is no moon There was no moon, and the fields were completely dark.
THESAURUS
in the sky
star a large ball of burning gas in space, which can be seen at night as a point of light in the sky : The dark night sky was clear and full of stars.
planet one of the large objects that goes around the sun, for example the Earth, Saturn, Mercury, or Mars : The planet Uranus was discovered in 1781.
sun the star that gives us light and heat, around which the planets move. There are also many millions of other suns in the universe : The sun came out from behind a cloud. | a dying sun
moon the round object that moves around the Earth every 28 days, or a similar object that goes around another planet : The moon rose in the night sky. | Titan is one of the moons of Saturn.
asteroid a mass of rock that moves around the sun. Most asteroids are found between Jupiter and Mars : the asteroid belt
pulsar a type of star that is far away in space and produces radiation and radio waves
quasar an object like a star that is far away in space and shines extremely brightly
supernova a very large exploding star
constellation a group of stars that forms a particular pattern and has a name : The constellation of Orion is one of the most easily recognizable patterns of stars in the night sky.
galaxy one of the large groups of stars that make up the universe : Astronomers have detected a galaxy 11 billion light years away.
the universe all space, including all the stars and planets : How many planets in the universe have life?