rainbow

英 [ˈreɪnbəʊ]

美 [ˈreɪnboʊ]

n.  虹; 彩虹

复数：rainbows　

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牛津词典

noun

• 虹；彩虹
  a curved band of different colours that appears in the sky when the sun shines through rain
  1. all the colours of the rainbow
     彩虹的各种颜色

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 虹；彩虹
  Arainbowis an arch of different colours that you can sometimes see in the sky when it is raining.
  1. Oh look, a rainbow!
     看哪，彩虹！
  2. ...silk brocade of every colour of the rainbow.
     彩虹般五颜六色的绸缎
• N-COUNT 五颜六色；色彩缤纷
  Arainbowof colours is a wide range of bright colours.
  1. ...a rainbow of coloured cushions.
     五颜六色的彩垫
• PHRASE 可望而不可即
  If you say that something is atthe end of the rainbow, you mean that people want it but it is almost impossible to obtain or achieve.
  1. The promise of a cure — the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow — often makes sensible people do irrational things.
     找到一种治愈方法的希望——就如同永远够不到的一桶黄金——往往让理智的人们做出不理智的事情。

英英释义

noun

• an illusory hope
  1. chasing rainbows
• an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain

双语例句

• I love you, exceeds the rainbow the beauty.
  我爱你，胜过彩虹的美丽。
• A bright rainbow arched above.
  一弯明亮的彩虹悬挂在天空。
• Butterfly, rainbow and this is a palace.
  这是蝴蝶，这是彩虹，这是宫殿。
• For your freedom of the sky, painted a brilliant, beautiful, colorful rainbow.
  为你自由的天空，画下了灿烂，美丽，七彩的彩虹。
• But, I have a dream with blue sky and rainbow in it.
  可是，我有梦，梦中有蓝天，有彩虹。
• And the rainbow phoenix? And you?
  还有那只彩虹、天使小凤凰？和你们？
• Yes, I can sing a rainbow!
  是的，我能唱出彩虹。
• The promise of a cure — the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow — often makes sensible people do irrational things.
  找到一种治愈方法的希望——就如同永远够不到的一桶黄金——往往让理智的人们做出不理智的事情。
• You are the center of my universe and the rainbow of my heart.
  你是我的宇宙中心和彩虹我的心。
• Eventually, the thunderstorm stopped and we saw a beautiful rainbow in the clouds.
  最终，雷暴停了，我们看到了云层中美丽的彩虹。