the space above the earth that you can see when you look up, where clouds and the sun, moon and stars appear You usually say the sky. When sky is used with an adjective, use a… sky. You can also use the plural form skies, especially when you are thinking about the great extent of the sky.天;天空 The sky suddenly went dark and it started to rain. 天空驟然轉暗,随即下起雨來。 - in the sky
What's that in the sky? 天上那個東西是什麽? The sun was shining brightly and there was not a single cloud in the sky. 陽光燦爛,天空中沒有一絲雲彩。 - across the sky
White clouds moved swiftly across the sky. 白雲在天空快速移動。 the night sky 夜空 a cloudless sky 無雲的天空 cloudless skies 無雲的天空 a land of blue skies and sunshine 一個藍天麗日的國度 Clear skies could well mean temperatures plummeting tonight. 晴朗的天空很可能意味着今晚氣溫驟降。 - under a sky
A crowd had gathered in the square under an overcast sky. 烏雲密布,一群人聚集在廣場上。 meteors falling from the sky 從天空落下的流星 - sky over/above something
The skies above London were ablaze with a spectacular firework display. 倫敦上空禮花綻放,景象壯觀。
Collocations The weathersee also blue-skyThe weather 天氣 Good weather 好天氣 - be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy bright/brilliant/glorious sunshine
沐浴着/享受着明媚的/燦爛的陽光 - the sun shines/warms something/beats down (on something)
- the sunshine breaks/streams through something
- fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky
- a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea
- the snow crunches beneath/under somebody’s feet/boots
Bad weather 壞天氣 - thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun
- the sky darkens/turns black
- a fine mist hangs in the air
- a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in
- the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets)/pours down
- snow falls/comes down/covers something
- the wind blows/whistles/howls/picks up/whips through something/sweeps across something
- strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph)
- a storm is approaching/is moving inland/hits/strikes/rages
- thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds
- (forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes
- a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages
- a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys something/rips through something
- forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane
預報有雨/雪/四級飓風 - (North American English) pour (down)/ (British English) pour (down) with rain
下瓢潑大雨 - get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain
遇上下雨;尋找避雨處;躲雨 - be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog
籠罩在霧靄之中/厚厚的一層霧中 - be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm
即將遇到/勇敢面對/躲避暴風雨 - hear rolling/distant thunder
聽到隆隆的/遠處的雷聲 - be battered/buffeted by strong winds
遭受強風肆虐;被強風吹得左右搖擺 - (British English) be blowing a gale
在刮大風 - battle against/brave the elements
與惡劣天氣搏鬥;冒着風雨
The weather improves 天氣好轉 - the sun breaks through the clouds
- the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up)
- the clouds part/clear
- the rain stops/lets up/holds off
- the wind dies down
- the storm passes
- the mist/fog lifts/clears
Extra ExamplesTopics Weathera2Astronomers scan the night skies for asteroids. 天文學家在夜空中尋找小行星。 Black clouds spread across the sky. 天空布滿烏雲。 Flocks of flamingoes fill the sky. 一群群火烈鳥在天空雲集。 Some vintage aircraft will be taking to the skies (= flying) at this weekend's fair. 一些舊式飛機將在這個周末的展覽會上進行飛行表演。 The afternoon sky turned orange. 午後天空變成了橘黃色。 The eagle was black against the early morning sky. 在清晨天空的映襯下,這只鷹看起來是黑色的。 The rain stopped and the skies cleared. 雨過天晴。 We slept under the open sky. 我們露天而眠。 the vast desert skies 荒漠遼闊的天空 to patrol the skies over the Atlantic 在大西洋上空巡邏 The early morning sun rose into the sky. 清晨的太陽升向天空。 The moon is a little higher in the sky now. 現在月亮在天上高了一點。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- vast
- wide
- …
- patch
- illuminate
- light up
- fill
- …
- clear
- clear up
- lighten
- …
- across the sky
- against the sky
- beneath a… sky
- …
- high in the sky
- low in the sky
- the sky above
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the plural denoting clouds), from Old Norse ský ‘cloud’. The verb dates from the early 19th cent.
Idioms
the great… in the sky
pie in the sky
praise somebody/something to the skies
to praise somebody/something a lot 高度贊揚 Her manager praised her to the skies. 她的經理把她捧上了天。
the sky’s the limit
- (informal)
there is no limit to what somebody can achieve, earn, do, etc. Topics Successc2無窮盡;什麽都可能;不可限量