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

• He bought two lots of 1,000 shares in the company during August and September
  他在8月和9月买进了两批这家公司的股票，每次1,000股。
• The Great War started in August of that year
  第一次世界大战于那年8月爆发。
• Diplomatic relations were frozen until August this year.
  外交关系直到今年8月才解冻。
• 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。
• 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。
• His term of appointment expires in August.
  他8月份任职期满。
• The call-up of National Guard and reserve units begun in late August.
  国民警卫队和预备役的征兵工作8月下旬开始。
• When she contacted me at the beginning of August to enlist support, Sharon and I sprang into action.
  她8月初和我联系请求帮助时，我和沙伦便立即行动起来了。
• 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。
• The climax came one sultry August evening.
  在8月一个闷热的夜晚，高潮到来了。