| 单词 | mist |
| 释义 | mistWord family nounmistermistinessmistingmistadjectivemistfulmistyadverbmistily Nature mist1 /mɪst/ ●●○ noun 1 [countableC, uncountableU]DN a light cloud low over the ground that makes it difficult for you to see very far 薄雾，雾霭 → fog We could just see the outline of the house through the mist. 薄雾中我们只能看到房子的轮廓。 He vanished into the mist. 他消失在雾中。 The hills were shrouded in mist (=covered in mist, so that you could not see them). 山峦笼罩在雾霭之中。 The mist came down off the mountains. 雾从山上飘下来。 The mists rolled in off the sea (=came on to the land from the sea) 雾气从海上涌来。 2 lost in the mists of time REMEMBER#if something such as a fact or secret is lost in the mists of time, no one remembers it because it happened so long ago 淹没在时间的迷雾中〔指事实、秘密等因发生的时间太久已没人能记起〕 The real reasons for the war are now lost in the mists of time. 那场战争的真正起因现已随着时间的推移被人遗忘。 Examples from the Corpus lost in the mists of time• What actually transpired upon the outbreak of the Civil War is lost in the mists of time it would seem.• And, for some reason lost in the mists of time, we need to do that. 3. see something through a mist of tears literary to see something while you are crying 泪眼婆娑地看某物 n COLLOCATIONS verbs be covered in mist (also be shrouded in mist literary) The tops of the mountains were shrouded in mist. a mist comes down/in (=comes to a place) The mist came down like a curtain. a mist rolls in (=moves along to a place) A mist began to roll in off the sea. the mist clears/lifts (=goes away) The mountains suddenly appeared as the mist lifted. mist swirls (=moves in circles) The boat disappeared into the swirling mist. a mist hangs/lies somewhere (=stays in a place) A thick mist lay on the hills. a mist drifts (=moves slightly) A mist drifted over the marsh. a mist rises (=comes up from something such as water) I could see the mist rising from the river. a mist obscures/hides something (=covers something so that you cannot see it) Mist obscured the ships in the harbor. disappear/vanish into the mist (=stop being seen because of the mist) He passed me on the trail and disappeared into the mist. appear out of the mist (also emerge from the mist) Suddenly my commanding officer appeared out of the mist. loom out of the mist (=start being seen in a way that is not clear, because the mist still covers it slightly) ADJECTIVES/NOUN + mistHere and there trees loomed out of the mist. a fine/light mist A fine mist began to settle on the water. a thick/heavy mist Outside, a heavy mist obscured everything. the morning/evening mist The sun broke through the morning mist. autumn mist(s) The field looked magical in the autumn mist. a sea mist phrasesAlice sailed into a small patch of sea mist. a veil/curtain of mist (=an amount of mist that prevents you seeing something clearly) We looked up, through the veil of mist, at the waterfall. Examples from the Corpus mist• From Primrose Hill, London looked like a ruined city shrouded in mist.• A light mist lay in the valley.• Daybreak A little mist hangs above the pond, which is still save for a single mallard paddling slowly back and forth.• A murky mist of smog obscured the view of the city.• Junior standing ready in a glowing shroud of mist.• About half way through the fifty-kilometer journey, the Dolomites suddenly appeared as the mist lifted.• As Jack took a step towards the figure the mist suddenly cleared and the figure disappeared.• Genius is Wordsworth peering down from Snowdon in the mist.• Within seconds he had completely vanished in the mist.• The mist had curdled to a fog which muffled the street-lamps and reduced visibility to thirty or forty yards.• The mist along the river banks had gone by mid morning.• It was black under the trees and a white mist of dislodged snow hung close to the ground. mist2 verb 1 [transitiveT]WATER to cover something with very small drops of liquid in order to keep it wet 使蒙上水汽〔以保持湿润〕 The plant has to be misted every day. 这种植物必须每天喷水。 2 mist over phrasal verbphr v a) CRYif someone’s eyes mist over, they become filled with tears 〔眼睛因充满泪水而〕变得模糊不清 His eyes misted over at the memory of his wife. 回忆起妻子，他泪眼模糊。 b) DNto mist up 蒙上水汽 3 mist up phrasal verbphr v DNif a piece of glass mists up, or if something mists it up, it becomes covered with very small drops of water so that you cannot see through it （使）〔玻璃〕蒙上水汽，（使）起雾 mist something ↔ up I can’t see where I’m going with the windows all misted up like this. 窗子起雾成这个样子，我都不知道方向了。 Examples from the Corpus mist• Sweat from the washing-up misted her forehead and nose.• His breath misted the cold glass and he turned away, indifferent to others' arguments.• Cafe curtains misted the kitchen-side windows.• Mist the plant daily to keep it moist.• I n the United States the hot breath of corruption is misting up the mirror of democratic politics. Old English |
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