sun1 /sʌn/ ●●● S2 W1 noun → son1 the sun/the Sun the large bright object in the sky that gives us light and heat, and around which the Earth moves 太陽 → solarThe sky was blue and the sun was shining. 天空蔚藍,陽光明媚。
→4 See picture of 見圖 SOLAR SYSTEM 2 [uncountableU]DN the heat and light that come from the sun 太陽的熱和光,陽光,日光 → sunnyToo much sun is bad for you. 過度日曬對身體不好。
in the sunWe sat in the sun, eating ice cream. 我們坐在陽光下,吃着冰激淩。
the warmth of the afternoon sun 午後陽光的暖意
3. [countableC]HA any star around which planets move 〔有行星環繞的〕恒星 4 everything/anything etc under the sun ALL/EVERYTHINGused to emphasize that you are talking about a large range of things 世上一切,天下萬物〔用於強調範圍很廣〕You can buy jeans in every colour under the sun. 你可以買到天底下任何顔色的牛仔褲。
everything/anything etc under the sun• Andrew and I spent many hours on the Windrush porch discussing almost everything under the sun from party politics to mystic transcendentalism.• They discussed everything under the sun.• Some people think that the police can do everything under the sun like, but of course you can't.• There literally is everything under the sun, and you're free to do as much or as little as you want. 5. catch the sun British EnglishBrE, get some sun American EnglishAmE if someone catches or gets the sun, they become slightly red or brown because they have been outside in the sun 〔人〕被曬黑catch the sun• Perhaps she had caught the sun.• A flock of dunlin flew across the marsh in a silver swirl, catching the sun, dazzling the eye.• Up in the woods many of the buds that catch the sun have begun to pop.• My chair with its high back and strong iron wheels is positioned correctly to catch the sun.• Dalgliesh could glimpse what was obviously her herb garden planted in elegant terracotta pots carefully disposed to catch the sun.• These beautiful evergreen trees catch the sun and produce wonderful sculptural forms.• Before his eyes dull muddy grass turned into soft reflective banks which caught the sun a thousand ways.
→ make hay while the sun shines at hay(2) COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2verbsthe sun shines 陽光照耀When I woke, the sun was shining. 我醒來的時候,陽光明媚。
the sun beats down/blazes down (=shines with a lot of light and heat) 陽光強烈照射The sun beats down on us as we work. 幹活的時候,太陽火辣辣地照在我們身上。
the sun comes out (=appears when cloud moves away) 太陽出來The rain stopped and the sun came out. 雨停了,太陽出來了。
the sun rises/comes up (=appears at the beginning of the day) 太陽升起As the sun rises, the birds take flight. 太陽一升起,鳥兒都飛了。
the sun sets/goes down (=disappears at the end of the day) 太陽落下It is a good place to sit and watch the sun go down. 這是一個坐看落日的好地方。
the sun sinks (=gradually disappears at the end of the day) 太陽西沉nThe sun sank lower and the breeze grew cool.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + sunthe hot/warm sun 炎熱/溫暖的陽光The hot sun beat down on the men working. 炎熱的陽光直曬在幹活的人們身上。
the blazing/burning sun 熾熱/強烈的陽光Tourists trudge around in the blazing sun. 遊客疲憊地在酷日底下行走。
a bright sun 明亮的太陽It was a warm day with a bright sun overhead. 明媚的陽光當空照耀,天氣十分暖和。
the morning/afternoon/evening sun 早晨/午後/傍晚的陽光nWe ate breakfast outside in the gentle morning sun.
the midday/noonday sun 正午的陽光nThey all sought shade from the blazing midday sun.
the rising/setting sun (=the sun as it appears/disappears) 旭日/落日nThe fields were ablaze with light from the setting sun.
phrasesthe sun is high/low in the sky 太陽高挂/低垂在空中They walked until the sun was low in the sky. 他們一直走到太陽西沉。
nnounsthe sun’s raysThis moisturiser will also protect skin from the sun’s rays.