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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

moon [muːn]
  1. 1. noun the moon 月球
  2. 2. noun [c] [of other planets] 卫星
  3. 3. vi. [BRIT] [inf] 亮出光屁股
    to be over the moon
    [inf] 非常喜悦
    once in a blue moon
    千载难逢
    Once in a blue moon you get some problems.
    偶尔你也碰到一些麻烦
  4. 4. vi. see moon around

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

moon [mun] [muːn]
  1. 1. noun 月球
    Astronauts brought back a piece of the moon.
    宇航员取回了一块月岩样本
  2. 2. noun 月亮
    The planet Venus is the brightest object in the sky after the sun and moon.
    天空的所有天体中,金星明亮程度次于太阳月亮
    Tomorrow will be a full moon.
    明日将会满月
  3. 3. noun 一个月(尤指阴历一个月)
  4. 4. noun 同义词】moonlight
  5. 5. noun 月形的东西
  6. 6. noun 卫星
  7. 7. vi. 闲荡出神痴想臆想;呆看
    He was mooning around the house all Friday night.
    整个周五晚上,他都在屋子闲逛
  8. 8. vt. 虚度时间
  9. 9. noun [slang] 屁股臀部
  10. 10. vi. [slang] 通过窗户一般车窗)把臀部裸露别人看(参见gaucho)

Collins English-English Dictionary

moon [muːn]
  1. 1. n [sometimes capital] the natural satellite of the earth. Diameter: 3476 km; mass: 7.351022 kg; mean distance from earth: 384400 km; periods of rotation and revolution: 27.32 days
  2. 2. n the face of the moon as it is seen during its revolution around the earth, esp at one of its phases
    new moon
    full moon
  3. 3. n any natural satellite of a planet
  4. 4. n moonlight; moonshine
  5. 5. n something resembling a moon
  6. 6. n a month, esp a lunar one
  7. 7. vb [when tr, often foll by away; when intr, often foll by around] to be idle in a listless way, as if in love, or to idle (time) away
  8. 8. vi. [intr] [slang] to expose one's buttocks to passers-by
  9. 9. vi. [Etymology] Old English mona; compare Old Frisian mona, Old High German mano

Examples

the new moon, first quarter, full moon, and last quarter are the four principal phases of the moon phase
a glorious moon
一轮明月 a
The sun, moon, planets, stars, etc. are heavenly bodies.
太阳、月亮、行星、恒星等是天体。 body
the moon's circuit of the earth
月亮绕地球的环行 circuit
the moon's disk
月轮 disk
a full moon
满月,望月 full
the new moon
新月 new
The moon came out.
月亮出来了。 out
The moon rose.
月亮升起来了。 rise
the visible side of the moon
月球可见的一面 side

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