halcyon

英 [ˈhælsiən]

美 [ˈhælsiən]

adj.  平安幸福的
n.  翡翠鸟; 传说中的太平鸟

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.21136 / COCA.28036

牛津词典

adj.

• 平安幸福的
  peaceful and happy
  1. the halcyon days of her youth
     她年轻时幸福安宁的日子

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （旧日时光）美好的，安宁幸福的
  Ahalcyontime is a time in the past that was peaceful or happy.
  1. It was all a far cry from those halcyon days in 1990, when he won three tournaments on the European tour.
     这和1990年的那些美好时光大不相同，当时他在欧洲巡回赛中赢得了3场锦标赛。

英英释义

noun

• a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves

adj

• marked by peace and prosperity
  1. a golden era
  2. the halcyon days of the clipper trade
  Synonym:goldenprosperous
• idyllically calm and peaceful
  1. a halcyon atmosphere

双语例句

• The main tourist attractions in Anhui province are "two mountains and one lake". The two mountains are Huangshan Mountain and Jiuhuashan Mountain; one lake is Taiping ( Halcyon) Lake.
  安徽省的主要名胜是两山一湖。两山是黄山和九华山，一湖是太平湖。
• Dramatic headlines about disaster might sap confidence, but they no longer cause complete shock in the way they might have done back in those halcyon moderation era days.
  引人注目的灾难报道或许会削弱信心，但已经无法像在美好的缓和时代中那样，引起十足的震惊。
• Your halcyon days are over.
  你安宁的日子快结束了。
• To engage in fanciful daydreaming. He saw visions of a halcyon future.
  他看到了将来的太平日子的幻境。
• Those halcyon days may be over, though.
  那些太平日子可能已经结束，但。
• During the halcyon years of Japanese expansion in the 1970s, the yen sometimes traded as low as 300 to the dollar.
  上世纪70年代，适逢日本平稳扩张期，日元曾一度低至300日元兑1美元。
• Though often disillusioned, she was still waiting for that halcyon day when she should be led forth among dreams become real.
  虽然梦想一次又一次破灭，她仍期待着有一天能带如理想的王国实现她所有的愿望。
• Worse than normal wouldn't last long. I am owed and savor the halcyon times. They reinvigorate me for the next nasty surprise and offer assurance that can thrive.
  比一般情况糟糕的境遇不会延宕过久；而太平时光是我应得的，我要尽情享受，它们为我注入活力以应对下一个险情，并确保我可以兴旺发达。
• The halcyon days of banks looking on the eurozone as a single current bloc are over; cross-border risk matters.
  银行把欧元区当作单一货币集团的美好日子结束了。它们已十分重视跨境风险。
• Ancient prose has said: the hidden fierce village too fierce, hidden fierce day still save, and kingdom without halcyon.
  古文有说：隐凶寨之过于凶，隐凶一日尚存，国之无宁静之时。