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

• 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。
• 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。
• Nicholas has bought a barn in Provence and is spending August doing it up.
  尼古拉斯在普罗旺斯买了一座条件简陋的大房子，8月份正在装修。
• 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。
• It is noteworthy that the programme has been shifted from its original August slot to July
  值得注意的是该节目已从原来8月份的档期换到了7月份。
• His term of appointment expires in August.
  他8月份任职期满。
• The peace talks have been deadlocked over the issue of human rights since August
  自8月份以来，和平谈判在人权问题上一直处于僵局。
• The letter was franked in London on August 6.
  这封信8月6日在伦敦盖过免费邮戳。
• 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%。