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

• The TV series of "Tiger Roaring at the Firmament" is produced here.
  影视剧《虎啸苍穹》等就是在这里拍摄完成的。
• 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。
• In his decade at the top of British and international politics, he was, indeed, a star, albeit in a rather dim firmament.
  在他活跃于英国及国际政坛的十年期间，他确实是一个明星，尽管整个苍穹相当黯淡。
• There are no stars in the firmament.
  天空没有一颗星星。
• 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？
• The sky or universe as seen from earth; the firmament.
  天，天空从地球上所见之天空或宇宙；苍穹。
• 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。
• He rose his head and stared at the firmament.
  他抬起头，凝望着天空。
• Everything Aleck touched turned to fairy gold, and heaped itself glittering toward the firmament.
  随便什么东西，艾莱柯都能点石成金，金光闪闪的财富越堆越高，直逼天穹。
• I have heard the whisper of the firmament through the ears of the rose and touched the folds of light's garment with rose petals.
  我曾用玫瑰的双耳聆听过苍天的柔声细语；我曾以玫瑰的花瓣与阳光亲密接触。