| 释义 |
catch the sun1Be in a sunny position: a glassed-in porch that caught the sun...- I shamelessly adapted the idea for an inner-city roof garden that never caught the sun by painting the concrete floor slabs with black and white stone paint.
- The Irish Sea has never been balmy, but the sheltered bay in Port Erin caught the sun and meant many happy summers spent frisking in the sand.
- Facing south and catching the sun, the large rear garden is secluded by conifers.
2British Become tanned or sunburned.My face has turned the colour of a boiled lobster - the polite phrase that grandmothers use is ‘My oh my, you have caught the sun, haven't you?’...- But on the bright side, I really caught the sun yesterday, so at least I don't look quite as horrible as I feel.
- I think that's perhaps when I caught the sun - and on the walk back home when it was on our backs and necks.
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