crescent
英 [ˈkresnt] 美 [ˈkrɛsənt]

n.

新月，月牙；伊斯兰教的标记；

adj.

新月形的；渐圆的，渐强的；

变形

复数：crescents

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]新月；上〔下〕弦月；峨眉月 the curved shape of the moon during its first and last quarters,when it forms less than half a circle
2. [C]弦月状物 sth shaped like this,such as a curved row of houses or curved street
3. [C]伊斯兰教的象征 this shape as a sign of the Muslim religion

英英释义

crescent[ 'kresənt ]

• n.any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
• adj.resembling the new moon in shape

  同义词：crescent-shapedsemilunarlunate

词组短语

crescent moon新月；盈月；娥眉月

red crescent红新月会（穆斯林国家的一种组织）

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. When he left his home, the moon was a crescent.
   当他离家时,天空有一弯新月。
2. The crescent of a new noon hung over the mulberry in the yard.
   一弯新月高悬在院子里的桑树之上。
3. Crescent is a sign of the Muslim religion.
   新月形是伊斯兰教的象征。
4. The planet appeared as a dazzling silver crescent.
   那行星的出现就如同银色新月令人目眩。

用作形容词(adj.)

1. The centre of the isaland sank into the sea leaving a crescent shaped island.
   岛的中心已沉入海底，留下一个新月形岛屿。

权威例句

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