sky
noun uk/skaɪ/ us/skaɪ/
A2 [ S or U ]天,天空
the area above the earth, in which clouds, the sun, etc. can be seen
a blue/cloudy/dark sky 蓝色/多云/阴暗的天空
Can you see those birds high up in the sky? 你能看到高空的那些鸟吗?
We looked up at/into the sky at the sound of the plane. 我们听到飞机的声音后抬头仰望天空。
skies[ plural ] (某种天气状况下或某地的)天空
the sky in a particular state or place
For weeks we had cloudless blue skies. 好几个星期以来,我们这里的天空都是晴朗无云,一片湛蓝。
We're off to the sunny skies of Florida. 我们要离开这里去享受佛罗里达晴朗的天空了。
- More examples
- We could see hundreds of stars in the clear desert sky.
- The sky was a perfect blue - not a cloud in sight.
- The sun climbed higher in the sky.
- The outline of the castle on the hill was clearly defined against the evening sky.
- The sky was alight with hundreds of fireworks.
Idiom
the sky's the limitidiom 没有限制
there is no limit
The sky's the limit to what you can win in our competition. 在我们的比赛中可以赢得的奖品是没有限制的。