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。
• 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。
• In state media, the firmament often expresses its pleasure with rulers via a rainbow or comet.
  在国家媒体上，上天常常凭藉彩虹或彗星表达对统治者的欣慰之情。
• The making of the firmament in Genesis refers to God's giving us scripture.
  《创世纪》里创造苍穹，指的是上帝给我们传达经文。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• And he set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth.
  天主将星宿摆列在天空，照耀大地。
• 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。
• This destiny, this ocean beneath firmament, this infinite incessant undulating comfort.
  这前定，这苍宇下的海，这起起伏伏的无尽的安慰。