单词 | sunshine |
释义 | sunshinesun‧shine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorgood weather► good weather Collocations weather that is sunny and warm: get/have good weather: · We go to Greece every Easter, and we usually get good weather.· We had good weather apart from one day of heavy rain.a spell/run of good weather: · You must be ready to take advantage of any spell of good weather.in good weather: · Sometimes, in good weather, he walked to work across the fields. ► beautiful/gorgeous/glorious especially spoken very sunny and warm: · It was a glorious day with blue skies.· We had three weeks of absolutely gorgeous weather.it is beautiful/gorgeous/glorious: · What's happened to the weather? It was beautiful last week. ► nice spoken also lovely especially British, spoken pleasantly warm and sunny: · Morning, Bill. Nice weather, isn't it?it's a nice day/it's a lovely morning etc: · It's a lovely day - why don't we go for a walk? ► fine especially British if the weather is fine , it is not raining and the sky is clear: · Next week will be fine but a little cooler.· a fine spring evening· It can take several days of fine weather for the grass to dry out. ► dry if the weather is dry , it does not rain: · The dry weather will continue for several days· Southern areas should stay dry until the early evening.the dry season (=the time of year when there is little or no rain): · During the dry season, many of the swamps turn to hard-baked mud. ► sunny if the weather is sunny , the sun is shining: · a lovely sunny afternoon· It's going to be sunny all day.sunny spells/intervals especially British (=short periods of sunny weather): · The weather will remain dry with sunny spells. ► sunshine warm bright light from the sun: · We sat on the patio enjoying the autumn sunshine.· Northern regions will start dry with some sunshine. ► in the sun where the sun is shining down: · I get a rash every time I go in the sun.· Put the plant on a window sill in the sun.lie/laze/bask etc in the sun: · We spent all day lazing around in the sun. WORD SETS► Naturebackwater, nounbank, nounbank, verbbare, adjectivebarrier reef, nounbay, nounbayou, nounbeach, nounbeck, nounbelt, nounbillow, nounbiting, adjectivebitter, adjectiveblack ice, nounblast, nounblazing, adjectivebleach, verbblizzard, nounblow, verbblowy, adjectivebluff, nounbluster, verbblustery, adjectivebog, nounboiling, adjectiveboulder, nounbracing, adjectivebreaker, nounbreeze, nounbreezy, adjectivebrook, nounbrush, nounbrushwood, nounburn, nounbutte, nouncanyon, nouncascade, nouncataract, nouncave, nouncavern, nounchange, verbchasm, nounchoppy, adjectiveclap, nounclear, verbclement, adjectivecliff, nouncloud, nouncloudburst, nouncloudy, adjectivecoast, nouncoastal, adjectivecoastline, nouncone, nouncopse, nouncountry, nouncranny, nouncrater, nouncreation, nouncreep, verbcrisp, adjectivecrosswind, nouncumulus, nouncyclone, noundale, noundell, noundense, adjectivedew, noundewdrop, noundewfall, noundewy, adjectivedisgorge, verbdog days, noundownpour, noundownriver, adverbdownstream, adverbdownwind, adverbdrift, verbdrift, noundriftwood, noundrizzle, noundrop, verbdrop, noundrought, noundry, adjectivedry land, noundull, adjectivedune, nounduster, noundust storm, nouneast, adjectiveeddy, nounelectrical storm, nounequable, adjectiveeye, nounface, nounfail, verbfair, adjectivefall, nounfell, nounfen, nounfield, nounfierce, adjectivefiord, nounfirth, nounfjord, nounflood, verbflood, nounflood tide, nounflotsam, nounflow, nounflow, verbflower, nounflurry, nounfog, nounfogbound, adjectivefoggy, adjectivefoothill, nounfoothold, nounford, nounforeshore, nounforest, nounfoul, adjectivefreak, adjectivefreeze, nounfresh, adjectivefreshen, verbfreshwater, adjectivefrost, nounfury, noungale, noungale force, adjectivegap, noungentle, adjectivegeyser, nounglacial, adjectiveglen, noungnarled, adjectivegrassy, adjectivegreen, adjectivegreenery, nounground, nounground level, noungulley, noungully, noungust, noungust, verbgusty, adjectivehail, nounhailstone, nounhailstorm, nounhaze, nounheadwind, nounheath, nounheather, nounheat wave, nounhigh tide, nounhigh water, nounhill, nounhillock, nounhillside, nounhill station, nounhilly, adjectivehoarfrost, nounhot spring, nounhummock, nounhurricane, nounice, nouniceberg, nounice cap, nouninclement, adjectiveincline, nounIndian summer, nouninland, adjectiveinland, adverbinlet, nouninshore, adverbisland, nounisle, nounislet, nounjetsam, nounjungle, nounknoll, nounlake, nounlakeside, adjectiveledge, nounlightning, nounlip, nounloch, nounlough, nounlow tide, nounlow water, nounmarshland, nounmeadow, nounmere, nounmild, adjectivemillpond, nounmire, nounmist, nounmisty, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmonsoon, nounmoonless, adjectivemoor, nounmoorland, nounMother Nature, nounmound, nounmountain, nounmountainous, adjectivemountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmouth, nounmudflat, nounmull, nounmurmur, verbmurmur, nounnarrows, nounnestle, verbnew moon, nounnook, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectivenotch, nounoasis, nounonshore, adjectiveooze, nounoutcrop, nounovercast, adjectiveozone, nounpack ice, nounpalisade, nounpanorama, nounparch, verbparched, adjectivepass, nounpatchy, adjectivepeak, nounpeal, nounpeasouper, nounpebble, nounpelt, verbpenumbra, nounperishing, adjectivepinewood, nounpinnacle, nounpitiless, adjectivepond, nounpour, verbprecipice, nounprospect, nounpuddle, nounquicksand, nounradiate, verbraging, adjectiverain, nounrainbow, nounrain drop, nounrainfall, nounrainstorm, nounrainwater, nounrainy, adjectiverange, nounrapids, nounrarefied, adjectiveravine, nounraw, adjectiverecede, verbreedy, adjectivereef, nounreservoir, nounridge, nounrift, nounrime, nounrise, verbrise, nounrock, nounrocky, adjectiveroll, verbrolling, adjectiverough, adjectiverural, adjectivescenery, nounscud, verbsea breeze, nounsea mist, nounset, verbshore, nounsky, nounslope, nounsludge, nounsnow, nounsnowbound, adjectivesnow-capped, adjectivesnowdrift, nounsnowfall, nounsnowflake, nounsnowstorm, nounsnowy, adjectivesouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheaster, nounsoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivespinney, nounspring, nounstream, nounsullen, adjectivesultry, adjectivesummer, nounsummit, nounsun, nounsundown, nounsun-drenched, adjectivesunrise, nounsunset, nounsunshine, nounswamp, nounsweep, verbswollen, adjectivetempestuous, adjectivethaw, verbthaw, nounthicket, nounthin, adjectivethunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetide, nountreeless, adjectivetree-lined, adjectivetrough, nounturf, nountussock, nountwilight, nounvale, nounvalley, nounverdant, adjectivevisibility, nounvoid, nounwashout, nounwater, nounwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwaterside, nounwaterspout, nounwax, verbwest, adjectivewest, adverbwestbound, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewesternmost, adjectivewestward, adverbwet, adjectivewhirlpool, nounwhirlwind, nounwhite horses, nounwhitewater, nounwild, adjectivewill o' the wisp, nounwind, nounwindstorm, nounwindswept, adjectivewindy, adjectivewood, nounwooded, adjectivewoodland, nounwoodsy, adjectivewoody, adjectivezephyr, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + sunshine► the spring/summer/autumn/winter sunshine Phrases· She was sitting in the garden, enjoying the spring sunshine. ► the morning/afternoon/evening sunshine· The morning sunshine brightened the room. ► bright/brilliant/blazing/dazzling sunshine· We stepped out of the plane into the bright sunshine of Corfu. ► glorious sunshine (=enjoyable bright sunshine)· They woke to blue skies and glorious sunshine. ► warm/hot sunshine· Don't spend too long in hot sunshine without a hat. ► pale sunshine (=not strong or hot)· It was early spring, and pale sunshine shone on the fields. ► hazy sunshine (=sunshine with air that is not clear because of mist etc)· Tomorrow morning it'll be dry with hazy sunshine. phrases► a ray of sunshine· A ray of sunshine filtered through the dirty window. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► brilliant sunshine We sat outside in the brilliant sunshine. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► bright· This hasn't grown so well this year compared to previous summers, probably because of the lack of really bright sunshine.· Once you have dragged yourself from your bed, go into the bright sunshine as soon as possible.· By the time of the start, the early morning rain and fog had given way to warm bright sunshine.· He was suddenly aware of the sun, of bright sunshine pouring into the car.· You will never think you can survive, when suddenly you are back out in the bright sunshine, racing forward.· She went back out into the bright sunshine while Julius made all the arrangements for Eleanor's departure.· Everything was ebbing in the bright, malicious sunshine. ► brilliant· She knelt up and peered through the tiny porthole. Brilliant sunshine illuminated the scene.· When I left the Trowbridge house, I stood still, blinking in the brilliant sunshine.· The brilliant sunshine seemed to be mocking her.· Flanked by the two men, they walked down a wide marble staircase, and out into the brilliant sunshine.· But money and the recession were forgotten as I skied in the brilliant sunshine of Obergurgl just a few days before Christmas. ► glorious· During the two weeks of glorious sunshine, we all did our annual weapons, first aid and fitness tests.· They woke to blue skies and glorious sunshine. ► hot· If there is one thing that sprinters really like, it is hot sunshine!· The infantry are also upon the run, sweating and panting in the hot sunshine.· The coastline stretched away, hazy in the hot sunshine.· His victory here was a tribute to his quiet persistence in an intriguing struggle in the hot afternoon sunshine.· In the hot sunshine his body stirred uselessly to life and he fell asleep.· The room was stuffy, the hot August sunshine beating against the drawn curtains. ► late· He was tanned, and had curly dark hair that glinted in the late afternoon sunshine. ► pale· She held up her face to the pale sunshine, sniffing ecstatically at the salt air.· The pale winter sunshine enhanced duck colours perfectly.· The pale April sunshine flooded the room, but it was different from usual.· We all awoke to sunshine: a cloudless sky, pale winter sunshine, a cold day but bright.· He walked down the garden to the road and closed his eyes as he felt the pale sunshine on his face.· Robins and blackbirds also sang spasmodically, welcoming the pale March sunshine. ► warm· She lingered in the yard, enjoying the warm mid-morning sunshine.· It was warm sunshine and the seat was easy and the progress slow.· Then I climbed up into the warm sunshine and the dry valley of Gordale Beck.· The warm sunshine of autumn shone on the fields, and on the trees the leaves were red and gold.· The cherry tree was coming into blossom, encouraged by the unseasonably warm sunshine.· But already I have the impression of warm spring sunshine.· The cool water is around my ankles as I sit on the bank, basking in the warm sunshine.· As we spoke it was bathed in warm afternoon sunshine. NOUN► afternoon· She would have to walk back in the afternoon sunshine, or find somewhere to rest.· His victory here was a tribute to his quiet persistence in an intriguing struggle in the hot afternoon sunshine.· As we spoke it was bathed in warm afternoon sunshine.· Tenerife was basking in afternoon sunshine as a taxi dropped them off at the sea-front.· Couples strolled in the afternoon sunshine, the ladies in crinolines, the men in stiff three-piece suits.· He was tanned, and had curly dark hair that glinted in the late afternoon sunshine. ► evening· It dries quickly and the north-west face gets the afternoon and evening sunshine. ► morning· During the summer, adders can often be found basking in the morning sunshine.· I think of that letter now as I begin to look, in the morning sunshine, for Kip.· Then we went outside, into the stadium, through a last security gate, into the bright morning sunshine.· A moment later he was outside in the bright morning sunshine.· The morning sunshine brightened the room, embellishing the cups and plates upon the dresser.· For me it is a place for morning sunshine and a great view from Wenlock Edge to the Wrekin. ► spring· She was sitting downstairs, by an open window, enjoying the spring sunshine.· We finished our coffee and watched the seagulls whirling and shrieking over the harbour in the spring sunshine.· The new arcade looked very attractive in the spring sunshine.· These accumulate as the snow melts under spring sunshine, and the resulting discoloration hastens the melting.· On the day a march estimated at 100,000 people threaded through central London in spring sunshine to Grosvenor Square.· The spring sunshine was almost warm and a soft breeze was blowing in from the sea.· The Markt was bathed in spring sunshine, and everywhere looked so clean and pristine as befitted the fine morning.· But already I have the impression of warm spring sunshine. ► summer· Judges remarked on the high standard of the entries, despite the lack of summer sunshine recently.· Sussexdown looked at its best in the summer sunshine and a marvellous day was enjoyed by guests and residents.· The house looked cooler, clearer, its angles sharper and shadows blacker in the high summer sunshine. VERB► bask· During the summer, adders can often be found basking in the morning sunshine.· For almost everyone else, Royal Lytham was a pussycat basking in the sunshine.· Choose a spot where they can bask in plenty of sunshine each day.· Wentworth basked in sunshine, the fairways rolled before them, inviting and velvety.· The cool water is around my ankles as I sit on the bank, basking in the warm sunshine.· Tenerife was basking in afternoon sunshine as a taxi dropped them off at the sea-front. ► bathe· Below her window the courtyard was in deep shadow, but to her left the garden was bathed in new-minted sunshine.· Ashley gazed out of the car window at the countryside which was bathed in September sunshine.· The Markt was bathed in spring sunshine, and everywhere looked so clean and pristine as befitted the fine morning.· As we spoke it was bathed in warm afternoon sunshine. ► bring· Our main goal is to bring a little sunshine in to the lives of all disabled people.· All my time was spent looking after little Cathy, who brought sunshine into our lives. ► enjoy· She lingered in the yard, enjoying the warm mid-morning sunshine.· She was sitting downstairs, by an open window, enjoying the spring sunshine.· We spent the rest of the day enjoying the strong sunshine.· Time quickly passed as we savoured the views, enjoyed the sunshine and braved the sporadic showers.· I was sitting on a seat in the park, enjoying the sunshine, when suddenly I felt deathly sick.· We came across a small party of people sitting innocently on a rock enjoying the sunshine.· By the time she'd finished there was still no sign of Suzie among the strolling couples enjoying the sunshine. ► gleam· Not dressed in travel-stained wool and dusty chainmail with his sword hilt gleaming harshly in the sunshine.· Under silver roofs and filigree balconies, gleaming in the freezing sunshine, thoughtful locals swap memories and theories.· The whites of his eyes were yellow and hot, and his skin gleamed in the sunshine.· Their bayonets gleamed in the sunshine. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be bathed in light/sunshine etc 1the light and heat that come from the sun when there is no cloud: We had three days of spring sunshine.afternoon/morning/evening sunshine Couples strolled in the afternoon sunshine.2informal happiness: She brought sunshine into our lives.ray of sunshine (=a person or thing that makes you happy) He was the only ray of sunshine in her life.3spoken informal used when speaking to someone you are annoyed with: Look, sunshine, I’ve had just about enough of you!COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + sunshinethe spring/summer/autumn/winter sunshine· She was sitting in the garden, enjoying the spring sunshine.the morning/afternoon/evening sunshine· The morning sunshine brightened the room.bright/brilliant/blazing/dazzling sunshine· We stepped out of the plane into the bright sunshine of Corfu.glorious sunshine (=enjoyable bright sunshine)· They woke to blue skies and glorious sunshine.warm/hot sunshine· Don't spend too long in hot sunshine without a hat.pale sunshine (=not strong or hot)· It was early spring, and pale sunshine shone on the fields.hazy sunshine (=sunshine with air that is not clear because of mist etc)· Tomorrow morning it'll be dry with hazy sunshine.phrasesa ray of sunshine· A ray of sunshine filtered through the dirty window.
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