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welkin

/wel-kin/US // ˈwɛl kɪn //UK // (ˈwɛlkɪn) //

暖色系,暖气片,暖流,暖风

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Chiefly Literary.

    • : the sky; the vault of heaven.

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Examples

  • I was unanimously recalled, and—to be grandiloquent—received with applause that made the welkin ring.

  • I have never understood why Henriette greeted this observation with a peal of silvery laughter that fairly made the welkin ring.

  • The welkin rang with applause, while Lazaref kissed his benefactor's hands and the hem of his coat.

  • In the forest tracts Franklin's and Horsfield's nightjars make the welkin ring.

  • These awakened amphibia fill the welkin with their croakings, which take the place of the avian chorus at night.