august

英 [ɔːˈɡʌst]

美 [ɔːˈɡʌst]

adj.  威严的; 庄严的

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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

• On 20 August 1960 Senegal seceded.
  塞内加尔于1960年8月20日独立出去。
• This August has been the wettest for four years.
  4年来就数今年8月雨水最多。
• The climax came one sultry August evening.
  在8月一个闷热的夜晚，高潮到来了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Take cuttings from it in July or August.
  7月或8月时从它上边剪一些插枝。
• It is noteworthy that the programme has been shifted from its original August slot to July
  值得注意的是该节目已从原来8月份的档期换到了7月份。
• The letter was franked in London on August 6.
  这封信8月6日在伦敦盖过免费邮戳。
• His term of appointment expires in August.
  他8月份任职期满。
• August registrations have gone ballistic, accounting now for a quarter of the annual total.
  8月份的注册人数突然暴涨，现在已经达到了年注册量的四分之一。