mirage
美音:
[mə´rɔʒ
]英音:
[mə´rɔʒ
]n.海市蜃楼,雾气,幻想,妄想
难易程度:
mirage为短语/超纲词汇
词根
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
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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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