moon
noun/muːn/
Слово англійською: moon
Переклад moon українською: мі́сяць (світи́ло), по́вний мі́сяць, по́вня, но́вий мі́сяць, молоди́к, новомі́сяччя
Детальний опис
- (usually the moon)(also the Moon)[singular] the round object that moves around the earth once every 27½ days and shines at night by light reflected from the sun
- the surface of the moon
- the first man to walk on the moon
- a moon landing
- [singular] the moon as it appears in the sky at a particular time
- a crescent moon
- There's no moon tonight (= no moon can be seen).
- By the light of the moon I could just make out shapes and outlines.
- [countable] a natural satellite that moves around a planet other than the earth
- How many moons does Jupiter have?
Word OriginOld English mōna, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch maan and German Mond, also to month, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mensis and Greek mēn ‘month’, and also Latin metiri ‘to measure’ (the moon being used to measure time).
Idioms
ask, cry, etc. for the moon
- (informal) to ask for something that is difficult or impossible to get or achieve
- Wanting a decent job and a home is hardly asking for the moon.
many moons ago
- (literary) a very long time ago
- All that happened many moons ago.
once in a blue moon
- (informal) very rarely
over the moon
- (informal, especially British English) extremely happy and excited
- They’re over the moon about their trip to Japan.
promise (somebody) the earth/moon/world
- (informal) to make promises that will be impossible to keep
- Politicians promise the earth before an election, but things are different afterwards.
promise (somebody) the moon/earth/world
- (informal) to make promises that will be impossible to keep
- Politicians promise the moon before an election, but things are different afterwards.