moon

• n. 月亮；月球；月光；卫星
• vi. 闲荡；出神
• vt. 虚度
• n. (Moon)人名；(瑞典)莫恩；(柬)蒙；(英)穆恩；(缅)孟

来自古英语mona,来自PIE*me,测量，词源同meter,measure.即通过看月亮月相变化来测量日期。引申动词词义思念，参照诗句“海上生明月，天涯共此时”。

1. the natural satellite of the Earth;

"the average distance to the moon is 384,400 kilometers"

"men first stepped on the moon in 1969"

2. any object resembling a moon;

"he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light"

"the clock had a moon that showed various phases"

3. the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)

4. the light of the moon;

"moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"

"the moon was bright enough to read by"

5. any natural satellite of a planet;

"Jupiter has sixteen moons"

moon

moon: [OE] Indo-European *mēnes- meant both ‘moon’ and ‘month’. It was probably a derivative of the base *me- (source of English measure), reflecting the fact that in ancient times the passage of time was measured by the revolutions of the moon. Both strands of meaning have been preserved in the Germanic languages, represented by different forms: the ‘moon’ strand has differentiated into German mond, Dutch maan, Swedish måane, Danish maane, and English moon. Etymologically, Monday is ‘moon day’.
=> measure, metre, monday, month

moon (n.)

Old English mona, from Proto-Germanic *menon- (cognates: Old Saxon and Old High German mano, Old Frisian mona, Old Norse mani, Danish maane, Dutch maan, German Mond, Gothic mena "moon"), from PIE *me(n)ses- "moon, month" (cognates: Sanskrit masah "moon, month;" Avestan ma, Persian mah, Armenian mis "month;" Greek mene "moon," men "month;" Latin mensis "month;" Old Church Slavonic meseci, Lithuanian menesis "moon, month;" Old Irish mi, Welsh mis, Breton miz "month"), probably from root *me- "to measure," in reference to the moon's phases as the measure of time.

A masculine noun in Old English. In Greek, Italic, Celtic, Armenian the cognate words now mean only "month." Greek selene (Lesbian selanna) is from selas "light, brightness (of heavenly bodies)." Old Norse also had tungl "moon," ("replacing mani in prose" - Buck), evidently an older Germanic word for "heavenly body," cognate with Gothic tuggl, Old English tungol "heavenly body, constellation," of unknown origin or connection. Hence Old Norse tunglfylling "lunation," tunglœrr "lunatic" (adj.).

Extended 1665 to satellites of other planets. To shoot the moon "leave without paying rent" is British slang from c. 1823; card-playing sense perhaps influenced by gambler's shoot the works (1922) "go for broke" in shooting dice. The moon race and the U.S. space program of the 1960s inspired a number of coinages, including, from those skeptical of the benefits to be gained, moondoggle (based on boondoggle). The man in the moon is mentioned since early 14c.; he carries a bundle of thorn-twigs and is accompanied by a dog. Some Japanese, however, see a rice-cake-making rabbit in the moon.

moon (v.)

c. 1600, "to expose to moonlight;" later "idle about" (1836), "move listlessly" (1848), probably on notion of being moonstruck. The meaning "to flash the buttocks" is first recorded 1968, U.S. student slang, from moon (n.) "buttocks" (1756), "probably from the idea of pale circularity" [Ayto]. See moon (n.). Related: Mooned; mooning.

A Moon Express representative declined to comment on the story, but noted that the company is very optimistic about its proposal.

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All these clothes are similar to the space Suit designs that kept astronauts comfortable in the temperatures of the moon, and are spin-offs from space technology.

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In early space programs, such as the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, and in the Space Shuttle missions today, scientists developed objects for the astronauts to use on the moon and in space.

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Many of the older pieces are equipment sent to learn about the moon.

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Moon Express is not the only company seeking for the right to travel to outer space.

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Moon Express's mission involves plans to land a suitcase-sized package of scientific equipment on the moon for ongoing exploration and commercial development.

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Moreover, some of the objects on the moon are still being used including a laser range reflector left by the Apollo 11 crew.

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One thing about the moon many people don't know is that it has a lot of garbage on its surface left over from human space exploration.

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Researchers can study the garbage left on the moon to see how its materials weathered the radiation and vacuum of space over time.

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The moon is also home to lunar orbiters that mapped the moon before they crashed into its surface, adding to the garbage heap.

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In 1961, when President Kennedy declared that America would send a man to the moon by the decade's end, those words, too, had a dreamlike quality.

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But they can attain more distant orbits; NASA plans for most of its future Earth-escaping payloads to the moon and Mars especially to carry CubeSats.

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During the mid-autumn festival, family members often gather together share a meal, admire the moon and enjoy moon cakes.

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Fly to the moon club as members.

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If humans were truly at home under the light of the moon and stars,we would go in darkness happily,the midnight world as visible to us as it is to the vast number of nocturnal species on this planet.

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In many cultures, round foods such as grapes, bread, and moon cakes are eaten at welcome celebrations to represent family unity.

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It is reported that a space station will he built on the moon in years to come.

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the surface of the moon

月球表面

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a moon landing

月球登陆

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a crescent moon

新月

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There's no moon tonight (= no moon can be seen) .

今晚看不见月亮。

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By the light of the moon I could just make out shapes and outlines.

月光下，我只能分辨出物体的轮廓。

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How many moons does Jupiter have?

木星有多少颗卫星？

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...the first man on the moon...

登上月球的第一人

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There will be no moon.

月亮不会出来了。

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...Neptune's large moon.

海王星的大卫星

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Lettie was mooning around all morning, doing nothing...

莱蒂混了一上午，什么也没干。

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My working days were spent mooning round his department, trying to sneak a chance encounter.

上班时我在他的部门转来转去，暗中寻找巧遇他的机会。

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Once in a blue moon you get some problems.

极少会碰到麻烦。

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Only then so, it can fundamentally make the practice teaching to obtain the good actual effect.

只有如此, 才能从根本上使实践教学取得良好的实效.

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The autumn moon has always been a favourite with poets and lovers of nature.

秋月向来受到诗人和热爱大自然的人们的宠爱.

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The moon was covered by the dark clouds.

月亮被乌云遮蔽了.

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The moon is shining bright.

月亮发出了明亮的光.

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Our satellite itself will orbit around the moon for a period of two days.

我们的人造卫星本身将绕月球运行两天的时间.

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I can't promise you the moon, but I'll do the best job I can.

我不能对你作无法兑现的许诺, 但我将尽力而为.

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He's the first man to step foot on the moon.

他是第一个踏上月球的人.

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It is possible to go to the moon now.

现在有可能登上月球.

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The moon sank below the hills.

月亮下山了.

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