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au·gust adjective /ɔːˈɡʌst/ /ɔːˈɡʌst/ [usually before noun] (formal)- impressive, making you feel respect威严的；庄严的
- an august group of statesmen一群庄严的政治家
- He had dared to challenge the views of an august body of imperial historians.他敢于挑战帝国历史学家的权威团体的观点。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAugust is used with these nouns: Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French auguste or Latin augustus ‘consecrated, venerable’.
Au·gust noun /ˈɔːɡəst/ /ˈɔːɡəst/ [uncountable, countable] (abbreviation Aug.) - the 8th month of the year, between July and September八月
- She was born in August.她出生于八月。
- (British English) The meeting is on the fifth of August/August the fifth.会议时间是八月初五/八月初五。
- (North American English) The meeting is on August fifth.会议于八月五日举行。
- We went to Japan last August.去年八月我们去了日本。
- I arrived at the end of August.我是八月底到达的。
- last August's election去年八月的选举
- It was a hot August afternoon.那是八月一个炎热的下午。
Topics Timea1Word OriginOld English, from Latin augustus ‘consecrated, venerable’; named after Augustus, the first Roman emperor (63 BC-AD14).
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