august

英 [ɔːˈɡʌst]

美 [ɔːˈɡʌst]

adj.  威严的; 庄严的

中考高考IELTSGRETEM8

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

• 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。
• This August has been the wettest for four years.
  4年来就数今年8月雨水最多。
• August registrations have gone ballistic, accounting now for a quarter of the annual total.
  8月份的注册人数突然暴涨，现在已经达到了年注册量的四分之一。
• He bought two lots of 1,000 shares in the company during August and September
  他在8月和9月买进了两批这家公司的股票，每次1,000股。
• They throng the beaches between late June and early August.
  6月底到8月初，他们群聚在海滩上。
• Between July and August, oil product prices fell 0.2 per cent
  七八月间，石油产品价格下降了0.2%。
• Average earnings in the economy moved up another notch in August
  8月份这个国家的平均收入又上了一个台阶。
• The Great War started in August of that year
  第一次世界大战于那年8月爆发。
• His term of appointment expires in August.
  他8月份任职期满。
• 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。