| 词汇 | mirage |
| 释义 | mirage noun[ C ] uk /mɪˈrɑːʒ/ us /mɪˈrɑːʒ/ an image, produced by very hot air, of something that seems to be far away but does not really exist海市蜃楼，蜃景，幻景 literary a hope or wish that has no chance of being achieved: 幻想，妄想 Electoral victory is just a distant mirage.选举获胜只是一个可望而不可即的美好幻景。 Hot & heat airless bake baking beat down blisteringly boiling boiling hot fug haze haze over heated overheat scorchingly stifling stiflingly stuffiness suffocatingly superhot thermo- torrid You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Unreal things and unreality mirage | American Dictionarymirage noun[ C ] us/məˈrɑʒ/ an image, produced by very hot air, of something that seems to be far away but does not really exist: Up ahead she saw a slight shimmer that looked like water, a road mirage. Examples of miragemirage Pledges were given which radiated with mirages, beautiful visions which never fructified but receded further and further as they were supposed to be drawing nearer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With distortions of light, and mirages, the most commonplace things can be so changed as to be barely recognisable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely we have outlived those mirages of greatness that we long pursued during the twilight of empire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The actual figures that he says will be saved will be mirages rather than reality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are always uncertainties about future energy supplies, forecasts can often turn out to be mere mirages, and it is seldom difficult to discover with hindsight what things went wrong. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would like to join those who are briefly reminding you of a couple of mirages by which you should not allow yourself to be led astray. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The bad referred to the high salinity of the lake, making it unfit to drink, and spirit meant the mirages often seen across the water. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The bay is known for the mirages on the horizon during the winter months and for being a spawning ground for the firefly squid. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The title refers to the haze on the horizon and the lyrics talk about mirages and optical illusions caused by the sun. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Mountain climbing is like crossing a desert and imagining mirages. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Mirages show an extra image or images of the miraged object, while looming, towering, stooping, and sinking do not. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As evidence, he cites a number of anomalous phenomena, including strange mirages of land masses, groups of people, and animals in the skies. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the presence of randomness, regular patterns can only be mirages. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Occasionally, mirages could be seen above the water. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Over hot surfaces during warm days, unstable dry air can lead to significant refraction of the light within the air layer, which causes inferior mirages. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of mirage These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
| 随便看 |
反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。