august

英 [ɔːˈɡʌst]

美 [ɔːˈɡʌst]

adj.  威严的; 庄严的

中考高考IELTSGRETEM8

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1239 / COCA.22206

牛津词典

adj.

• 威严的；庄严的
  impressive, making you feel respect

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 有威严的；令人敬畏的
  Someone or something that isaugustis dignified and impressive.
  1. Being so near the august person of the Empress, he was overcome with awe.
     如此靠近威严的女皇，他心中充满了敬畏。
  2. ...the august surroundings of the Liberal Club.
     自由党俱乐部的庄严环境

英英释义

adj

• profoundly honored
  1. revered holy men
  Synonym:reveredvenerable
• of or befitting a lord
  1. heir to a lordly fortune
  2. of august lineage
  Synonym:grandlordly

双语例句

• Average earnings in the economy moved up another notch in August
  8月份这个国家的平均收入又上了一个台阶。
• The couple set off in August from Morocco, drove through the Sahara, visited Nigeria and were heading for Zimbabwe.
  那对夫妇8月从摩洛哥出发，驱车穿过撒哈拉大沙漠，游览了尼日利亚，正向津巴布韦进发。
• Being so near the august person of the Empress, he was overcome with awe.
  如此靠近威严的女皇，他心中充满了敬畏。
• Diplomatic relations were frozen until August this year.
  外交关系直到今年8月才解冻。
• The registration form showed his date of birth as August 2, 1979.
  登记表显示他的出生日期是1979年8月2号。
• Nicholas has bought a barn in Provence and is spending August doing it up.
  尼古拉斯在普罗旺斯买了一座条件简陋的大房子，8月份正在装修。
• When she contacted me at the beginning of August to enlist support, Sharon and I sprang into action.
  她8月初和我联系请求帮助时，我和沙伦便立即行动起来了。
• They throng the beaches between late June and early August.
  6月底到8月初，他们群聚在海滩上。
• It soon emerged that neither the July nor August mortgage repayment had been collected
  很快就发现，原来7月和8月的抵押还款都没有偿还。
• This August has been the wettest for four years.
  4年来就数今年8月雨水最多。