sky /skai/ n.[c]&[u]1.天,天空 (常用sing.,与定冠词连用;用形容词修饰时,可与不定冠词连用;pl.见义项2):a clear (blue) sky 晴朗(蔚蓝)的天空;the stars in the sky 天上的群星; under the open sky 露天 The sky clears. 天晴了。Not a cloud was seen in the sky. 天上一丝云彩也没有。 2. (常用pl.指某一特定地方或特定情况的天空)天气,风土:the sunny skies of Beijing 北京的晴朗天气;have cloudless blue skies无云的晴空 3.天堂,西天 (与the连用):He was raised to the skies. 他升天了(死了)。
skyline /ˈskaiˌlain/ n. [c](以天空为背景的)轮廓线:the skyline of the city这座城市的空中轮廓线We could see a church silhouetted against the skyline.我们可以看到一座教堂凸现在天际。
skyscraper /ˈskaiˈskreipə/ n.[c]摩天大楼:skyscraperstouching the skies高耸入云的摩天大楼;a forty-five-storey skyscraper四十五层的摩天大楼