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BNC: 1674 COCA: 1147

sky
sky /ˈskaɪ/ noun
plural skies
sky
/ˈskaɪ/
noun
plural skies
Learner's definition of SKY
: the space over the Earth where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds appear天；天空
[count]
[noncount]

praise (someone or something) to the skies

— see 1praise

take to the sky/skies

chiefly US
: to begin flying开始飞行

the sky's the limit

— see 1limit
— see also pie in the sky
BNC: 1674 COCA: 1147

sky

1 of 2

noun

ˈskī How to pronounce sky (audio)
plural skies
1
: the upper atmosphere or expanse of space that constitutes an apparent great vault or arch over the earth
2
: heaven sense 2
3
a
: weather in the upper atmosphere
b
: climate
temperate English skies G. G. Coulton

sky

2 of 2

verb

skied or skyed; skying

transitive verb

1
chiefly British : to throw or toss up : flip
2
: to hang (something, such as a painting) above the line of vision
3
: to hit (a ball) high into the air

intransitive verb

: to jump high
sky for a rebound

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun There wasn't a cloud in the sky. Dark clouds moved quickly across the sky. Hailstones suddenly fell out of the sky. The sun was high in the sky. The forecast is for sunny skies tomorrow. a patch of blue sky See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
There was not a cloud in the sky as the teams hit the field for warmups. Scottie Bordelon, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2022 There were fireworks for the first time since 2019 exploding in the sky during halftime. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Using both of these eyes in the sky, the investigators identified over 3,000 individual methane super-emitters—defined as sites releasing more than 10 kg (22 lbs) of methane per hour. Time, 16 Sep. 2022 High winds in the atmosphere carrying smoke from recent large wildfires in the west may cause a orange haze in the sky for the Midwest, Wednesday, according to AccuWeather. Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2022 Biden arrived in Washington to see smoke in the sky from the crash at the Pentagon. Darlene Superville, ajc, 11 Sep. 2022 Biden arrived in Washington to see smoke in the sky from the crash at the Pentagon. CBS News, 11 Sep. 2022 Today, no program exists to protect whistleblowers in the aviation or commercial spaceflight industry, which would undoubtedly save lives in the sky. Mary Inman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 The harvest moon may also appear larger in the sky compared with other full moons, but your eyes are playing a trick on you. Megan Marples And Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022
Verb
At the same time, Petrino might elect to have his kicker keep the ball away from Green and sky the ball to a player one level in front of the speedy tailback. Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2022 His identity used to be one of a run and dunk man; someone who would use their supreme athleticism to sky above the rim and throw one down. Brian Sampson, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Like the effect that resellers/scalpers can have on the price of concert tickets, gobbling them all up and then driving the prices sky high, whiskey has the same problem. Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 Inflation has sent prices sky high for just about everything: groceries, gas and rent, among other essentials. Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2022 SoftBank invested heavily in technology companies last year as the pandemic drove valuations sky high, resulting in hefty losses this year. Jacky Wong, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 As Broncos receiver Tim Patrick jumped to sky over cornerback Essang Bassey for an acrobatic catch Tuesday morning, many in the crowd of 2,425 responded with oohs for one of the top plays of training camp. The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022 As the golden light bled from the Los Angeles sky one evening last week, a mariachi band played at a rooftop cocktail party for corporate executives and government officials from a couple dozen countries. William Neuman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2022 But economies have rebounded rapidly and demand has soared, sending prices sky rocketing. BostonGlobe.com, 14 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, cloud, sky, from Old Norse skȳ cloud; akin to Old English scēo cloud

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1802, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sky was in the 13th century

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BNC: 1674 COCA: 1147
sky

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF SKY | VERB + SKY | SKY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤big, vast, wide遼闊的／無垠的／寬廣的天空▸➤open露天◇We slept under the open sky.我們露天而眠。➤empty空曠的天空▸➤bright, clear, cloudless, sunny明亮的天空；晴空；無雲的天空；陽光燦爛的天空◇a week of cloudless skies萬里無雲的一週➤hazy, smoggy薄霧濛濛的／煙霧瀰漫的天空▸➤cloudy, dull, overcast陰天；陰沉的天空➤stormy烏雲密佈的天空▸➤star-filled, starlit, starry, star-studded佈滿星星的天空；星光閃閃的天空；星羅棋佈的天空➤moonlit月明的天空➤dark, darkening, pale陰沉的／越來越陰沉的／灰白的天空➤azure, blue, cerulean (especially NAmE) 蔚藍的天空◇I opened my shutters and saw a brilliant blue sky.我打開百葉窗，映入眼簾的是一片湛藍的天。➤grey/gray, leaden灰暗的／鉛灰色的天空▸➤black, inky, moonless漆黑的天空；沒有月光的天空◇the pale moon in the inky night sky漆黑的夜空下慘淡的月光➤morning, night, etc.早晨的天空、夜空等▸➤January, spring, winter, wintry, etc. * 1 月、春季、冬季、寒冷等的天空▸➤northern, southern, etc.北方、南方等的天空➤desert荒漠的天空◇the vast desert skies荒漠遼闊的天空... OF SKY➤patch一片天空◇a patch of blue sky一片藍天VERB + SKY➤illuminate, light up照亮／點亮天空◇The fireworks lit up the sky.煙花點亮了天空。➤fill佈滿天空◇Flocks of flamingoes fill the sky.一群群火烈鳥在天空雲集。➤scan, watch掃視／觀察天空◇Astronomers scan the night skies for asteroids.天文學家在夜空中尋找小行星。➤patrol在空中巡邏SKY + VERB➤clear, clear up, lighten天空放晴；天空變亮◇The rain stopped and the skies cleared.雨過天晴。➤cloud over, darken, turn grey/gray天空烏雲籠罩／暗淡下來／變得灰濛濛的◇The afternoon sky turned orange.午後天空變成了橘黃色。➤be streaked with sth天空上帶有⋯條紋◇The sky was streaked with gold.天空中點綴着一縷縷金色。➤glow (with sth), light up (with sth)天空（因⋯）熠熠發光／變得明亮◇The sky glows red with fire.天空被大火照得通紅。➤open (= start raining) 天開始下雨◇The skies opened and rain poured down.大雨從天空傾盆而下。PREPOSITION➤across the sky佈滿天空◇Black clouds spread across the sky.天空佈滿烏雲。➤against the sky映着天空◇The eagle was black against the morning sky.在清晨天空的映襯下，這隻鷹看起來是黑色的。➤beneath a... sky, under a... sky在天空下◇a ship tossing under a dark sky在陰沉的天空下顛簸的船➤from the sky, out of the sky從天空◇A strange object dropped out of the sky.一個奇怪的物體從天上掉了下來。➤in the sky在空中◇There was a kite high up in the sky.高空中有隻風箏。➤sky above⋯上方的天空◇A helicopter appeared in the sky above them.一架直升機出現在他們上空。➤sky over⋯上空◇to patrol the skies over the Atlantic在大西洋上空巡邏PHRASES➤high in the sky, low in the sky在高空；在低空◇when the sun is low in the sky當太陽初升或西墜時➤the sky above, the sky overhead頭頂上的天空◇Swallows darted about in the sky overhead.燕子在頭頂上飛來飛去。➤the sky is falling (figurative, especially NAmE) 天要塌了◇alarmists who claim that the sky is falling聲稱世界末日即將來臨的危言聳聽的人➤reach for the sky (often figurative) 努力完成壯舉◇My philosophy has always been to reach for the sky.我的人生哲學向來是要去完成九天攬月之舉。➤take to the skies (= to go into the sky) 穿入雲霄◇Some vintage aircraft will be taking to the skies at this weekend's fair.一些舊式飛機將在這個週末的展覽會上進行飛行表演。

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