| 单词 | moon |
| 释义 | moon (once / 179 pages) 1nv 2v Werewolves love to howl at a full moon. The moon is our planet’s satellite, and it rotates around the earth and reflects light from the sun. Also, “to moon” means to show your rear. The moon is out! Giggle giggle. The earth has just one moon, but the word moon can mean any natural satellite of any planet. Astronomers have discovered many moons — there are more than 160 in our solar system alone. Poets have been fascinated by the moon for a long time, and "to moon" also means "to act in a dreamy or aimless way." Our months are marked by changes in the moon's phase, and the Proto-Indo-European root means both "moon" and "month." WORD FAMILYmoon: mooned, mooning, moonless, moonlike, moons USAGE EXAMPLESI believe it dawned when the moon was in the seventh house and Jupiter aligned with Mars. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) It was to enable a permanent moon base to support missions to “Mars and other destinations.” Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The technology it uses derives partly from systems designed to grow crops on the moon. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n the natural satellite of the Earth men first stepped on the moon in 1969 Syn|Exp Moon satellite any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star 2n any natural satellite of a planet Jupiter has sixteen moons Exp|Hyper Triton the largest moon of Neptune satellite any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star 3n any object resembling a moon he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light the clock had a moon that showed various phases Hyper object, physical object a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow 4n the period between successive new moons (29.531 days) Syn|Hyper lunar month, lunation, synodic month month a time unit of approximately 30 days 5v have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake Syn|Hyper daydream idle, laze, slug, stagnate be idle; exist in a changeless situation 6v be idle in a listless or dreamy way 2Syn|Hyper moon around, moon on idle, laze, slug, stagnate be idle; exist in a changeless situation v expose one's buttocks to moon the audience Hyper display, exhibit, expose to show, make visible or apparent Moon (once / 1374 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY Moon: Moons USAGE EXAMPLES“What we need is a great national cleanup,” said Moon Jae-in, an opposition leader who is the leading candidate to succeed Ms. Park. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Moon says he will probably try again to adopt the same requirements for General Assembly vacancies. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Mr. Moon is now chairman of the pension fund, the world’s third largest, which is overseen by the health ministry. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1n the natural satellite of the Earth the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers Syn|Exp moon satellite any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star 2n the light of the Moon 2the Moon was bright enough to read by Syn|Hyper moonlight, moonshine light, visible light, visible radiation (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation n United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920) Syn|Exp Sun Myung Moon religious leader leader of a religious order |
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