(常作 the sky)the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth 天,天空 hundreds of stars hining in the sky. 数百颗星星在天空中闪闪发亮。 [mass noun]Dorcas had never seen so much sky. 多卡斯从未见过如此宽广的天空。 ■(poetic/literary)heaven; heavenly power (诗/文)天堂;天国之力 the just vengeance of incensed skies. 愤怒的天神们采取的正当报复。
(-ies, -ied)
[with obj.](informal)hit (a ball) high into the air (非正式)把(球)击向空中 he skied his tee shot. 他开球击向空中。 ■hang (a picture) very high on a wall, especially in an exhibition (尤指在展览中)把(画)高挂在墙上
常用词组 out of a clear blue sky
见 blue
the sky is the limit
(informal)there is practically no limit (to something such as a price that can be charged or the opportunities afforded to someone) (非正式)实际没任何限制,一切都是可能的
to the skies
very highly; enthusiastically 高昂地;热情地 he wrote to his sister praising Lizzie to the skies. 他写信给他姐妹,把利兹捧上天。
under the open sky
out of doors 露天,室外
派生 skyey adjective skyless adjective 语源
Middle English (also in the plural denoting clouds), from Old Norse sky 'cloud'. The verb dates from the early 19th cent