Word · Frequency #10375
haze
霾；薄雾；烟雾
Fine particles or droplets of smoke, dust, or moisture suspended in the air, slightly reducing visibility.
常用来描述空气中烟尘、灰尘或水汽造成的能见度降低，与 fog（雾）和 mist（轻雾）有别。
- 1.
Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)
悬浮在空气中的极细固体颗粒或液滴,略降低能见度
- 2.
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
导致能见度降低的大气湿气、灰尘或烟雾
- 3.
A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid.
透明气体或液体透明度降低
- 4.
confusion characterized by lack of clarity
缺乏清晰的混乱状态
- 5.
An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent.
高反射或透明表面上的类似暗淡
- 6.
Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.
任何类似大气雾霾的状态,如思维混乱或记忆模糊
- 7.
The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent.
透明玻璃或塑料的浑浊度,以百分比衡量
- 8.
Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine.
导致啤酒或葡萄酒浑浊的物质
迷糊；恍惚；茫然；浑浊；雾度；雾状薄膜；悬浮在空气中的极细固体颗粒或液滴,略降低能见度；导致能见度降低的大气湿气、灰尘或烟雾
In use
The morning haze made it difficult to see the mountains.
After the accident, his mind was in a haze of confusion.
The haze from the wildfire spread over the city.
Connections
Collocations
- heat haze
- 热霾；热浪导致的薄雾
- The road shimmered in the heat haze.路面在热霾中微微闪光。
- morning haze
- 晨雾；清晨的薄雾
- The mountains were hidden in the morning haze.群山隐没在晨雾中。
- thick haze
- 浓重的雾霾；厚雾
- A thick haze hung over the city.浓重的雾霾笼罩着城市。
- haze of smoke
- 一片烟雾
- The room was filled with a haze of smoke.房间里弥漫着一片烟雾。
- haze of confusion
- 困惑的迷雾；一片茫然
- He stumbled through the days in a haze of confusion.他在一片困惑的迷雾中浑浑噩噩地度日。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
haze 音近‘黑子’，想象细小黑尘悬浮成薄霾，挡住视线看不清；引申为头脑迷糊、恍惚。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：气象预报或环境报道、户外景物描写、心理或精神状态描写、光学/工业技术文档 haze 作名词时语体跨度较大：本义指悬浮颗粒造成的薄雾或烟雾，多用于书面、气象或环境描写；引申指头脑迷糊、恍惚，常见于文学或心理描写；光学/工业领域则指透明度降低（雾度），属技术用语。具体含义需按上下文判断。
Grammar Note
通常为不可数名词，表示雾霾或迷茫状态。
Pronunciation & Spelling
haze /heɪz/ 与 maze、gaze、blaze、raise、phrase 押韵，都读 /eɪz/。注意 hazy /ˈheɪzi/ 虽拼写相近，但读作 /ˈheɪzi/，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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