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| /muːn/ |
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| | the moon the object similar to a planet that goes round the Earth and that you can see shining in the sky at night 月亮；月球 | The moon rose above the ridge of the eastern desert. 月亮从东边沙漠隆脊上升起。 | | the first spacecraft ever to land on the moon 在月球着陆的第一个航天器 | | | a | C an object similar to a planet that goes round another planet 卫星 | | How many moons has Jupiter got? 木星有几颗卫星？ | | |
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| - | ask/wish for the moon
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| to want something that is impossible to get or achieve |
| 幻想得到无法得到的东西 |
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| - | be over the moon (about sth) BRITISH informal
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| to be very happy about something |
| （对某事）非常高兴 |
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| Keith was over the moon about becoming a father. 基思因为当上父亲而感到非常高兴。 |
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| - | many moons ago mainly literary
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| a very long time ago |
| 很久以前 |
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| - | once in a bluemoon
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| used for emphasizing that something does not happen very often |
| 极少；难得一次 |
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| We only go out once in a blue moon. 我们难得出去一次。 |
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| See also | | - new moon | | - half-moon | |
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