mystery
美音:
[´mıstərı
]英音:
[´mıstərı
]n.神秘,神秘的事物
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mystery为短语/超纲词汇
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词形变化:
名词复数:mysteries
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myst=mystery(神秘)
近义词, 同义词
mystery
/'mɪstərɪ; `mɪstərɪ/
n
1 [C]
(a) thing of which the cause or origin is hidden or impossible to explain 神秘的事物; 不可解释的事物; 秘密
*the mystery/mysteries of life 生命的奥秘
* a crime that is an unsolved mystery 一宗未破的神秘罪案
* It's a mystery to me why they didn't choose him. 他们为什么不选择他我觉得是个谜.
* [attrib 作定语] a mystery guest, visitor, tour, ie kept secret until a certain moment 神秘的客人、来访者、旅行(不到时候不公开).
(b) (infml 口) person about whom not much is known or can be found out 来历不明或难探究竟的人
*He's a bit of a mystery! 他这人有点来历不明!
2 [U] condition of being secret or obscure 秘密; 神秘
*His past is shrouded in mystery, ie one cannot find out the truth about it. 他的过去使人捉摸不透.
3 [U] practice of or fondness for making things secret; secrecy 卖弄玄虚; 故作神秘; 奥秘
*You're full of mystery tonight; what's going on? 你今天晚上很神秘, 搞的什么名堂?
* [attrib 作定语] a `mystery man/woman 神秘的男子[女子].
4 [C] religious truth or belief that is beyond human understanding (宗教的)真谛, 信仰, 奥秘
*the mystery of the Incarnation, of the Eucharist, etc 神灵化身、圣餐等的玄理.
5 mysteries [pl] secret religious ceremonies (of the ancient Greeks, Romans, etc) (古希腊、罗马等的)秘密宗教仪式
*(fig 比喻) initiating the new recruit into the mysteries (ie customs and practices) of army life 带领新兵熟悉军队生活中的规矩.
6 [C] story or play about a puzzling crime 神秘罪案的故事或戏剧
*a murder mystery 凶杀奇案
* [attrib 作定语] a mystery thriller 惊险悬疑作品.
1. Those little things — reading mystery novels, playing volleyball, spending time with family and friends, playing with the dog, going fishing — may seem relatively insignificant means to a healthy end. 那些小事情——如阅读神秘小说、打排球、花时间和家人及朋友一起、跟狗一起玩耍、去钓鱼——对实现健康的目的而言, 似乎是一些不太起眼的方法,
2. They burst into the mind, glowing with the heat of creation. How they do it is a mystery but they must come from somewhere. 它们猛然间迸入人的脑海,闪烁着创造的光芒。它们是如何出现在人的脑海中的呢?这还是个谜。但这些思想一定来自某个地方。
3. These include the swift Gulf Stream current, the unexplored submerged valleys of the Atlantic and the often violent weather within the mystery zone. 这其中包括墨西哥湾的湍急海流,尚未探测的大西洋海沟,以及该神秘区域经常变幻莫测的恶劣天气。
4. To him, there was surely a mystery in the man's behavior. 他认为司机的行为一定有秘密。
5. None of these investigations has produced convincing answers to the mystery of the triangle, but there is no shortage of interesting theories. 这些研究之作都未能令人信服地解答百慕大三角之谜,但其中不乏有趣的理论。
6. His explanation clarified the mystery. 他的说明解开了这个谜。
7. His past was enveloped in a shroud of mystery. 他的过去被裹上一层神秘色彩。
8. How it came about that snakes manufactured poison is a mystery. 蛇是怎样产生毒液的,这是一个谜。
9. He informed the station at once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery. 他马上把情况报告了该基地,但那里的人没有一个能解释这到底是怎么回事。
10. Later in her life, she said, "Somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me. 后来海伦提及此事说:“语言之谜就这样被解开了。
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