mi·rage /ˈmɪrɑːʒ，mɪˈrɑːʒ/ n. | vt.I n. 1. 海市蜃楼，蜃景；幻景 The travellers found that the oasis was only a mirage. 旅行者发现绿洲只是海市蜃楼而已。 2. 幻想；妄想 the mirage of ever-increasing prosperity 繁荣与日俱增的幻想 II vt. 使蜃景似地显现 [Fr < mirer to look at carefully < L mīrāre < mīrārī, 见 MIRACLE]