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

• 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。
• Last August he convened a meeting of his closest advisers at Camp David
  去年8月，他召集自己最亲近的顾问在戴维营开会。
• In August 1968 women held a demonstration at the Miss America Beauty Pageant.
  1968年8月，妇女在美国小姐选美大赛举行了游行示威。
• Diplomatic relations were frozen until August this year.
  外交关系直到今年8月才解冻。
• His term of appointment expires in August.
  他8月份任职期满。
• They throng the beaches between late June and early August.
  6月底到8月初，他们群聚在海滩上。
• 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。
• The peace talks have been deadlocked over the issue of human rights since August
  自8月份以来，和平谈判在人权问题上一直处于僵局。
• 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。
• They were wed at Amiens last August
  他们去年8月在亚眠结婚。