mist
n
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 薄霧; 霧靄; 霧氣
hills hidden/shrouded in mist 霧靄籠罩著的小山
early morning mists in autumn 秋日清晨的薄霧
[attrib 作定語]
mist patches on the motorway 高速公路上陣陣的霧.
(b) [C usu pl 通常作復(fù)數(shù)]
(fig 比喻) thing that is difficult to penetrate 難以透徹了解的事物
dispel the mists of ignorance 驅(qū)散愚昧的迷霧
lost in the mists of time 湮沒在時間的迷霧中. =>Usage at fog 用法見fog.
2 [U] water vapour condensed on a cold surface, eg a window, mirror, etc making it look cloudy (凝結(jié)於物體表面的)水蒸氣, 水汽, 水霧.
3 [sing] dimness or blurring of the sight 視線模糊不清
She saw his face through a mist of tears. 她淚眼朦朧地望著他的臉.
4 [U] fine spray of liquid, eg from an aerosol 液體細霧(如噴霧器噴出的)
A mist of perfume hung in the air. 空氣中飄溢著香水的霧氣. mist, v
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) be covered with mist or as if with mist (使某物)蒙上薄霧, 似被薄霧籠罩
His eyes (were) misted with tears. 他淚眼模糊了.
mist the plants, ie with an aerosol of water 給植物噴水.
2 (phr v) ,mist `over become covered with mist 蒙上薄霧
The scene misted over. 薄霧遮住了風(fēng)景.
When I drink tea, my glasses mist over. 我喝茶時眼鏡蒙上了一層水汽.
His eyes misted over. 他的眼睛模糊了. mist (sth) up cover or become covered by a film of water vapour 蒙上一層水蒸氣
Our breath is misting up the car windows. 我們呼出的氣漸漸給汽車的窗戶上蒙上一層水蒸氣.