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

• 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？
• As he is only one of your stars, it sounds as if you will be left with better behaved ones in your firmament once his light is put out.
  既然他只是你的明星员工之一，那么听上去好像一旦他的光辉熄灭，你的天空中还会剩下那些表现更好的明星。
• 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。
• In state media, the firmament often expresses its pleasure with rulers via a rainbow or comet.
  在国家媒体上，上天常常凭藉彩虹或彗星表达对统治者的欣慰之情。
• He rose his head and stared at the firmament.
  他抬起头，凝望着天空。
• Early into the deaf school, I surprised at how the lives of handicapped under the firmament so much!
  初进聋哑学校，我讶异于苍穹之下残缺的生命何以如此之多！
• He would have given anything to change into a bird and soar with them aloft into the vast firmament.
  他恨不得自己也变作小鸟跟它们飞到广阔的天空中去。
• The making of the firmament in Genesis refers to God's giving us scripture.
  《创世纪》里创造苍穹，指的是上帝给我们传达经文。
• Even as China's place in the global economic firmament dims, its car buyers should remain stars.
  即使中国在全球经济天空中的光芒黯淡，中国购车者仍将是闪亮的明星。
• To behold a rift in the immense blue pane of the firmament!
  在无边无际的象碧色玻璃的苍穹上看到了一条裂痕！