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mirage

美音:[mə´rɔʒ ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.海市蜃楼,雾气,幻想,妄想

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mirage为短语/超纲词汇

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mir=to wonder(惊讶),to behold(看见)

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mirage


/'mɪrɑ:ʒ, mɪ'rɑ:ʒ; mə`rɑʒ/
n
1 optical illusion caused by hot air conditions, esp that of a sheet of water seeming to appear in the desert or on a hot road 海市蜃楼.
2 (fig 比喻) any illusion or hope that cannot be fulfilled 不能实现的希望; 幻想; 妄想.

mirage


n[C]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French;Origin: mirer; MIRROR1]
an effect caused by hot air in a desert, which makes you think that you can see objects when they are not actually there
a dream, hope, or wish that cannot come true
= illusion
 Perhaps we are just chasing a mirage.
1. The travellers found that the oasis was only a mirage.
    旅行者发现绿洲只是海市蜃楼而已。

2. The travellers found that the oasis was only a mirage.
    旅行者发现绿洲只是海市蜃楼而已。

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