august

英 [ɔːˈɡʌst]

美 [ɔːˈɡʌst]

adj.  威严的; 庄严的

中考高考IELTSGRETEM8

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

• 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。
• Until August of this year there was no complete translation of the New Testament in Mongolian.
  直到今年8月，还没有《新约全书》的蒙古语全译本。
• Take cuttings from it in July or August.
  7月或8月时从它上边剪一些插枝。
• It begins in [ with] February, running on to August or September.
  它始于2月，一直延续至8月或9月。
• His term of appointment expires in August.
  他8月份任职期满。
• On 20 August 1960 Senegal seceded.
  塞内加尔于1960年8月20日独立出去。
• 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。
• Nicholas has bought a barn in Provence and is spending August doing it up.
  尼古拉斯在普罗旺斯买了一座条件简陋的大房子，8月份正在装修。
• 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。
• The Great War started in August of that year
  第一次世界大战于那年8月爆发。