firmament

英 [ˈfɜːməmənt]

美 [ˈfɜːrməmənt]

n.  天空; 苍穹

BNC.32744 / COCA.23081

牛津词典

noun

• 天空；苍穹
  the sky
  1. a rising star in the literary firmament
     文坛上一颗冉冉升起的新星

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 天;天空;苍穹
  The firmamentis the sky or heaven.
  1. There are no stars in the firmament.
     天空没有一颗星星。
• N-SING (某一组织或领域的)最高层，最上层
  If you talk aboutthe firmamentin a particular organization or field of activity, you mean the top of it.
  1. He was rich, and a rising star in the political firmament.
     他十分富有，并且是政治高层一颗冉冉升起的新星。

英英释义

noun

• the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
  Synonym:celestial spheresphereempyreanheavensvault of heavenwelkin

双语例句

• The massive cloud that converges in the firmament above is a hulking harbinger of China's impending change.
  汇聚在天空中的大朵白云成为中国即将发生的变化的拙劣先兆。
• What is the world if compare to the least visible star in the firmament?
  即使与天空中最暗弱的恒星相比，这世界又算得上什么？
• It looked up at the firmament to watch the motions of the sun, moon and stars and thus merged itself with Mother Nature.
  它对着苍穹。仰望太阳，月亮和星星的运行，与大自然亲密无间连成一片。
• God also said: Let the waters bring forth the creeping creature having life, and the fowl that may fly over the earth under the firmament of heaven.
  天主说：「水中要繁生蠕动的生物，地面上、天空中要有鸟飞翔！」事就这样成了。
• The complete Firmament atmosphere invigorated the mind and body since the radiation energy stored prana in the Firmament.
  因为射线将其能量储存在冰天中，整个冰天大气层对大脑和身体有激励作用。
• He rose his head and stared at the firmament.
  他抬起头，凝望着天空。
• This caused the end of the Firmament, and the falling of millions of gallons of water from the sky.
  这引起了冰天崩溃，上百万加伦的水倾盆而下。
• This destiny, this ocean beneath firmament, this infinite incessant undulating comfort.
  这前定，这苍宇下的海，这起起伏伏的无尽的安慰。
• The Firmament was a layer of frozen water ( ice) above the Earth's surface.
  冰天是地表上空的一个冻水层（冰）。
• They are awakening to a world in which their planet, though still the biggest in the Canadian firmament, is being eclipsed.
  但一觉醒来，他们发现在加拿大的这片苍穹中，他们的星球（多伦多）虽然仍是最大的一颗行星，但正在进入蚀亏状态，黯然失色。