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moon

/ˈmuːn/

US UK

noun

plural moons

the moon or the Moon :the large round object that circles the Earth and that shines at night by reflecting light from the sun

The telescope makes the craters on the surface of the moon incredibly clear.

The moon isn't out tonight. = There's no moon tonight. [=the moon cannot be seen tonight]

the first moon [=lunar] landing [=the first time people landed a spacecraft on the moon]

the orbit of the Moon around the Earth - see also blue moon, full moon, half-moon, harvest moon, new moon

[count] :a large round object like the moon that circles around a planet other than the Earth

Europa and Io are both moons of Jupiter.

a planet orbited by one moon

ask for the moon

or Brit cry for the moon

informal :to ask for something that is very difficult or impossible to get

The striking workers say they just want to be paid what they're worth. They're not asking for the moon.

many moons

informal :a very long time

I visited my old school yesterday for the first time in many moons.

But that was all many moons ago.

over the moon

informal :very happy or pleased about something

She's over the moon at being chosen for the award.

promise (someone) the moon

xem promise

reach/shoot for the moon

to try to do or get something that is very difficult to do or get

an ambitious businessman who is always shooting for the moon

verb

moons; mooned; mooning

informal :to bend over and show your bare buttocks to someone as a rude joke or insult [+ obj]

One of the boys mooned the crowd. [no obj]

One of the boys mooned at the crowd.

moon around/about

[phrasal verb] Brit informal :to move around slowly because you are unhappy

I was feeling depressed and just mooned about [=moped around] all day.

moon over

also US moon after [phrasal verb]

moon over/after (something or someone) :to spend too much time thinking about or looking at (someone or something that you admire or want very much)

All the girls in the class are mooning over the handsome new teacher.

fans mooning after movie stars

* Các từ tương tự:
moonbeam, moonlight, moonlit, moonroof, moonscape, moonshine, moonstruck, moony