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{
"term": "sun",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the star that shines in the sky during the day and gives the earth heat and light",
"labels": "(North American English)(British English)(British English)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**The sun was shining** and birds were singing."
},
{
"text": "the **sun’s rays**"
},
{
"text": "The **sun rises** highest in the sky during the summer."
},
{
"text": "the **rising/setting sun**"
},
{
"text": "The sun was just setting."
},
{
"text": "A pale wintry sun shone through the clouds."
},
{
"text": "The vampire is killed by the first rays of the morning sun."
},
{
"text": "It was getting cooler as the sun sank below the horizon."
},
{
"text": "Just then, a watery sun broke through the clouds."
},
{
"text": "The clouds darkened, obliterating the sun."
},
{
"text": "The distant mountains glowed in the light of the setting sun."
},
{
"text": "The sun climbed higher in the sky."
},
{
"text": "The sun moved slowly westward."
},
{
"text": "The sun was up now, and strong."
},
{
"text": "Venus orbits the Sun in just under one Earth year."
}
],
"topics": ["Space"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["bright", "brilliant", "golden"],
"verb + sun": ["block", "block out", "blot out"],
"sun + verb": ["climb", "come up", "rise"],
"sun + noun": ["god", "worshipper", "lounge"],
"preposition": ["in the sun", "into the sun", "out of the sun"],
"phrases": [
"everything under the sun",
"exposure to the sun",
"the heat of the sun"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the light and heat from the sun",
"sensetop": "in the sunout of the sun",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the warmth of the afternoon sun"
},
{
"text": "The sun was blazing hot."
},
{
"text": "This room gets the sun in the mornings."
},
{
"text": "We sat in the sun.",
"contextForm": "in the sun"
},
{
"text": "The harvested crop is dried in the hot Indian sun."
},
{
"text": "They've booked a holiday in the sun *(= in a place where it is warm and the sun shines a lot)*."
},
{
"text": "We did our best to keep out of the sun.",
"contextForm": "out of the sun"
},
{
"text": "Her face had obviously **caught the sun** *(= become red or brown)* on holiday."
},
{
"text": "Too much sun ages the skin."
},
{
"text": "I was driving westwards and I **had the sun in my eyes** *(= the sun was shining in my eyes)*."
},
{
"text": "Patients are advised to avoid sun exposure for six weeks."
},
{
"text": "We went out into the sun."
},
{
"text": "He was enjoying the feel of the sun on his back."
},
{
"text": "The evening sun slanted through the window."
},
{
"text": "The helmets were glinting in the sun."
},
{
"text": "The north side of the garden never gets any sun."
},
{
"text": "The sun caught her dazzling copper hair."
},
{
"text": "The sun glinted on the blades."
},
{
"text": "The sun struck the steep blue slates of the roof."
},
{
"text": "The sun warmed his face."
},
{
"text": "This plant likes a dryish soil in full sun."
},
{
"text": "Try to avoid prolonged exposure to the sun."
},
{
"text": "On children, use a cream with a high sun protection factor."
},
{
"text": "wrinkles caused by sun damage"
}
],
"topics": ["Weather", "Physics and chemistry"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["bright", "brilliant", "golden"],
"verb + sun": ["block", "block out", "blot out"],
"sun + verb": ["climb", "come up", "rise"],
"sun + noun": ["god", "worshipper", "lounge"],
"preposition": ["in the sun", "into the sun", "out of the sun"],
"phrases": [
"everything under the sun",
"exposure to the sun",
"the heat of the sun"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "any star around which planets move",
"labels": "(specialist)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to make good use of opportunities, good conditions, etc. while they last",
"labels": "(saying)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a position in which you are comfortable or have an advantage over other people",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to emphasize that you are talking about a very large number of things",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We talked about everything under the sun."
},
{
"text": "I’ve been called all the names under the sun!"
},
{
"text": "There is nothing new under the sun *(= in the world)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "when the sun rises or sets",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I get up with the sun."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/sʌn/",
"audio": "su/sun/sun__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/sʌn/",
"audio": "su/sun/sun__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English sunne, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zon and German Sonne, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hēlios and Latin sol."
}