moon
noun
uk/muːn/us/muːn/the moon[S]
A2
the roundobjectthatmovesin theskyaround theearthand can beseenatnight:
月球，月亮Whattimedoes the moonrise/set(=appear/disappearin thesky)?月亮何时升起／落下？
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- Neil Armstrong was the firstpersonto setfooton thesurfaceof the moon.
- The mooncastawhitelightinto theroom.
- With a goodtelescope, you canseecraterson the moon.
- The moon goes around theearth.
- The moon thatnightwas abrightlyshiningcrescent.
[SorU]
theshapemade by theamountof the moon that you canseeat aparticulartime:
月相There's no moon(= you cannotseethe moon)tonight.今晚没有月亮。
acrescent/full/new moon弦／满／新月
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[C]
asimilarroundobjectthatmovesaround anotherplanet:
卫星Jupiterhas at least 16 moons.木星至少有16颗卫星。
Astronomy
- albedo
- Andromeda
- Aquarius
- Aries
- asteroid
- full moon
- galactic
- galaxy
- Gemini
- geostationary orbit
- orbit
- orbital
- penumbra
- phase
- Pisces
- substellar
- sunspot
- supergiant
- supermassive
- supermoon
Idioms
be over the moon
many moons ago
the moon on a stick
moon
verb[IorT]
informaluk/muːn/us/muːn/to showyournakedbottominpublic, as ajokeor as aprotest:
（为开玩笑或抗议，在公共场合）亮出光屁股Twomalejuvenileswerearrestedandchargedwithindecentexposureafter they mooned apoliceofficer.两个青少年男子因在公共场合向一名警察亮出光屁股而被捕，并被控不雅暴露。
Humour & humorous
- amusingly
- barrel
- blackly
- bone dryidiom
- bring
- broadness
- droll
- facetious
- hilarious
- joker
- jokester
- photobomb
- photobombing
- playfully
- playfulness
- priceless
- rib-tickling
- ridiculous
- scream
- uproarious
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Phrasal verbs
moon around
moon oversomeone/something