sun

1 عمومی:: خورشید، افتاب‌، درمعرض‌ افتاب‌ قرار دادن‌، تابیدن‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: noun solar system: The sun is the source of all energy.

Simple Definitions

2 general:: sun verbs the sun shines • When I woke, the sun was shining. the sun beats down/blazes down (= shines with a lot of light and heat ) • The sun beats down on us as we work. the sun comes out (= appears when cloud moves away ) • The rain stopped and the sun came out. the sun rises/comes up (= appears at the beginning of the day ) • As the sun rises, the birds take flight. the sun sets/goes down (= disappears at the end of the day ) • It is a good place to sit and watch the sun go down. the sun sinks (= gradually disappears at the end of the day ) • The sun sank lower and the breeze grew cool. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + sun the hot/warm sun • The hot sun beat down on the men working. the blazing/burning sun • Tourists trudge around in the blazing sun. a bright sun • It was a warm day with a bright sun overhead. the morning/afternoon/evening sun • We ate breakfast outside in the gentle morning sun. the midday/noonday sun • They all sought shade from the blazing midday sun. the rising/setting sun (= the sun as it appears/disappears ) • The fields were ablaze with light from the setting sun. phrases the sun is high/low in the sky • They walked until the sun was low in the sky. nouns the sun’s rays • This moisturiser will also protect skin from the sun’s rays.

transnet.ir

3 general::   noun (usually the sun) ADJ. blood-red, bright, brilliant, golden, red, yellow | hazy, pale, thin, watery, weak, wintry | high, low The wintry sun was already low in the sky. | rising | dying, setting, sinking, westering, western The distant mountains glowed in the light of the setting sun. | baking, blazing, burning, fierce, harsh, hot, scorching, strong, warm | direct, full This plant likes a dryish soil in full sun. | afternoon, early, early-morning, evening, late, midday, morning, noon/noonday | autumn, spring, summer, winter | August, February, etc. | desert, tropical | Caribbean, Italian, etc. VERB + SUN blot out, obliterate The clouds darkened, obliterating the sun. | soak up We were lying by the pool, soaking up the afternoon sun. | catch You've caught the sun (= become slightly burnt by the sun). SUN + VERB come up, climb, rise The sun climbed higher in the sky.The sun rises in the east. | dip, drop, go down, set, sink The sun sets in the west. It was getting cooler as the sun sank below the horizon. | be out, be up The sun was up now, and strong. | move The sun moved slowly westward. | appear, break through (sth), come out, emerge Just then, a watery sun broke through the clouds. | beat down, blaze down, burn, glare, shine A brilliant sun shone through the trees. | disappear, go in The sun went in and it started to rain. | catch sth, flash on sth, glance on sth, glint off/on sth, play on sth, sparkle (on sth) The sun caught her dazzling copper hair. The sun glinted on the blades. | pour down/in, slant through sth, stream in/through sth The evening sun slanted through the window. | strike sth, touch sth The sun struck the steep blue slates of the roof. | warm sth The sun warmed his face. SUN + NOUN god | worshipper | lounge, terrace, trap (also suntrap) | bed (also sunbed), lounger (also sunlounger) | hat (also sunhat), umbrella, visor | tan (also suntan) | cream, lotion, oil, protection On children, use a cream with a high sun protection factor. | damage, exposure wrinkles caused by sun damage PREP. in the ~ Don't sit in the sun too long. The helmets were glinting in the sun. We've booked a holiday in the sun (= in a place that is warm and sunny). | into the ~ We went out into the sun. | out of the ~ We did our best to keep out of the sun. | ~ in with the sun in her eyes | ~ on enjoying the feel of the sun on his back PHRASES the rays of the sun/the sun's rays

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

4 general:: In addition to the idiom beginning with SUN, Also see EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK (UNDER THE SUN); MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES; NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN; PLACE IN THE SUN.

American Heritage Idioms