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| 1 | C/U a mass of small drops of water in the air close to the ground 薄雾；雾气 |
| The early morning mist was clearing to reveal a glorious day. 清晨的薄雾渐渐散去，迎来了阳光灿烂的一天。 |
| shrouded in mist (=completely hidden by mist) The whole coast became shrouded in a thick mist. 笼罩在雾中 |
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| 2 | singular +of literary something that makes it difficult for you to see 使视线模糊的东西 |
| a mist of tears 泪眼模糊 |
| | 2a | +ofsomething that makes it difficult for you to understand something 难以透彻了解的事物；迷雾 | |
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| 3 | singular small drops of a particular liquid that are in the air 雾状物 |
| a mist of perfume 香水形成的细雾 |
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| - | the mists of time/history
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| a period of time so long ago that people cannot remember it |
| 时间/历史的迷雾 |
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| The programme looks through the mists of time to examine the lives of our earliest ancestors. 这个节目透过时间的迷雾审视我们最早的祖先的生活。 |
| lost in the mists of time The origins of the organization are lost in the mists of time. 这个组织的起源已经湮没在时间的迷雾中。 |
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