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| | the space above the earth that you see when you look up into the air 天；天空 | At noon the sun is directly above us in the sky. 正午时分太阳当空直照我们头顶。 | | Air pollution is clearly visible in the skies over the city. 空气污染在这个城市上空清晰可见。 | | a clear blue sky 晴朗蔚蓝的天空 | | the nightsummernorthern sky (=how the sky looks at a particular time, season, or place) The night sky was filled with stars. 夜晚的/夏天的/北方的天空 | | a patchstrip of sky (=a small area of the sky) a patch of blue sky among the clouds 一小片天空/一线天 | | | a | used for talking about the weather 天气；气候 | | clearcloudy skies Tomorrow we expect clear skies in the morning, with rain in the afternoon. 我们预计明天上午天晴，下午有雨。 | | |
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| - | the sky is the limit
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| used for saying that there is no limit to what someone can do |
| 没有限制；一切都可能做到 |
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| The sky is the limit to what professional athletes can earn. 职业运动员可以赚得无限多。 |
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| - | that (great)...in the sky humorous
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| used for talking about the place where people go when they die |
| 天国；天堂 |
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| He’ s gone to that great golf course in the sky. 他到天国去了。 |
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| Words frequently used with sky | | sky 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | cloudy, dark, dull, gloomy, grey, leaden, lowering, overcast, | | | |
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