| [/mɪst; mɪst/] n 用法:
1 (a) [U, C] cloud of minute drops of water vapour hanging just above the ground, less thick than fog but still difficult to see through 薄雾; 雾霭; 雾气:
hills hidden/shrouded in mist 雾霭笼罩著的小山 *
early morning mists in autumn 秋日清晨的薄雾 *
[attrib 作定语] mist patches on the motorway 高速公路上阵阵的雾.
(b) [C usu pl 通常作复数] (fig 比喻) thing that is difficult to penetrate 难以透彻了解的事物:
dispel the mists of ignorance 驱散愚昧的迷雾 *
lost in the mists of time 湮没在时间的迷雾中. =>Usage at fog 用法见fog. 用法:
2 [U] water vapour condensed on a cold surface, eg a window, mirror, etc making it look cloudy （凝结於物体表面的）水蒸气, 水汽, 水雾. 用法:
3 [sing] dimness or blurring of the sight 视线模糊不清:
She saw his face through a mist of tears. 她泪眼朦胧地望著他的脸. 用法:
4 [U] fine spray of liquid, eg from an aerosol 液体细雾（如喷雾器喷出的）:
A mist of perfume hung in the air. 空气中飘溢著香水的雾气. mist 2
v 用法:
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) be covered with mist or as if with mist （使某物）蒙上薄雾, 似被薄雾笼罩:
His eyes (were) misted with tears. 他泪眼模糊了. *
mist the plants, ie with an aerosol of water 给植物喷水. 用法:
2 (phr v) ,mist `over become covered with mist 蒙上薄雾:
The scene misted over. 薄雾遮住了风景. *
When I drink tea, my glasses mist over. 我喝茶时眼镜蒙上了一层水汽. *
His eyes misted over. 他的眼睛模糊了. mist (sth) up cover or become covered by a film of water vapour 蒙上一层水蒸气:
Our breath is misting up the car windows. 我们呼出的气渐渐给汽车的窗户上蒙上一层水蒸气. |