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

• A rainbow hung high in the sky.
  一道彩虹高挂天空。
• A rainbow arced gracefully over the town.
  彩虹在小城上空画出了一道优美的弧线。
• We saw a beautiful rainbow across the sky.
  我们看到了一条五彩缤纷的虹横贯天空。
• The Rainbow has not hosted live music since the end of 1981
  1981年末之后，彩虹剧院就再没主办过现场音乐会。
• Soon the rain stopped, the sun came out, and a rainbow appeared spanning the sky.
  少时雨过天晴，彩虹高悬。
• A bright rainbow arched above.
  一弯明亮的彩虹悬挂在天空。
• 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。
• I would rather be honest with people than tell them that there is going to be some pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
  我宁肯实话实说也不愿意给予他们不切实际的期望。
• 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。
• At sight of the rainbow, the children were more glad than the parents.
  看见彩虹，孩子们比大人更高兴。