august

英 [ɔːˈɡʌst]

美 [ɔːˈɡʌst]

adj.  威严的; 庄严的

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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

• They were wed at Amiens last August
  他们去年8月在亚眠结婚。
• The climax came one sultry August evening.
  在8月一个闷热的夜晚，高潮到来了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• On 20 August 1960 Senegal seceded.
  塞内加尔于1960年8月20日独立出去。
• The Great War started in August of that year
  第一次世界大战于那年8月爆发。
• This area of France has a pleasing climate in August
  法国的这一地区在8月份气候宜人。
• Diplomatic relations were frozen until August this year.
  外交关系直到今年8月才解冻。
• 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。