(pl. -ies)(常作the sky)
1- the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth天, 天空：
hundreds of stars shining in the sky
数百颗星星在天空中闪闪发亮
mass noun Dorcas had never seen so much sky.多尔卡丝从未见过如此宽广的天空。
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- poetic/literary heaven; heavenly power〈诗/文〉天堂; 天国之力：
the just vengeance of incensed skies.
愤怒的天神们采取的正当报复。
(-ies, -ied)with obj.
1- informal hit (a ball) high into the air〈非正式〉把（球）击向空中：
he skied his tee shot.
他开球击向空中。
1.1
- hang (a picture) very high on a wall, especially in an exhibition（尤指在展览中）把（画）高挂在墙上。
短语
out of a clear blue sky
- 见BLUE1.
the sky is the limit
- informal there is practically no limit (to something such as a price that can be charged or the opportunities afforded to someone)〈非正式〉实际上没任何限制, 一切都是可能的。
to the skies
- very highly; enthusiastically高昂地; 热情地：
he wrote to his sister praising Lizzie to the skies.
他写信给他姐姐, 把莉齐捧上天。
under the open sky
- out of doors露天, 室外。
派生词
skyey
adjectiveskyless
adjective词源
Middle English (also in the plural denoting clouds), from Old Norse sky 'cloud'. The verb dates from the early 19th cent.