Word · Frequency #4784
mists
薄雾；雾气
mists is the plural of mist.
a thin fog caused by very small drops of water in the air near the ground
- 1.
Water or other liquid finely suspended in air. (Compare fog, haze.)
悬浮在空气中的水或其他液体微粒。(比较雾、霾。)
- 2.
a thin fog with condensation near the ground
薄雾
- 3.
A layer of fine droplets or particles.
细小液滴或颗粒层
- 4.
Anything that dims, darkens, or hinders vision.
任何使视线模糊、变暗或阻碍视线的东西。
水雾；细雾；迷雾；悬浮在空气中的水或其他液体微粒。(比较雾、霾。)；薄雾；细小液滴或颗粒层
In use
The morning mist covered the valley.
A light mist hung over the lake.
The mist cleared by noon.
Connections
Collocations
- morning mist
- 清晨的薄雾
- The morning mist hung over the lake.清晨的薄雾笼罩在湖面上。
- thin mist
- 薄雾
- A thin mist blurred the distant mountains.薄雾模糊了远山。
- mist rises
- 雾气升起
- As the sun came out, the mist began to rise.太阳出来时，雾气开始升起。
- through the mist
- 透过雾气
- We could barely see the lighthouse through the mist.我们透过雾气几乎看不见灯塔。
- shrouded in mist
- 笼罩在雾中
- The forest was shrouded in mist.森林笼罩在雾中。
- mist covered
- 薄雾覆盖的
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mist开头mi如同'迷'，薄雾中容易迷路。
Context & Register
中性，多用于描述天气或环境中的薄雾，也可用于比喻朦胧的状态，日常和文学语境中都常见。
Grammar Note
可数名词指具体的一层薄雾（a mist），不可数指雾气物质（mist）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with 'mist' (stressed vowel /ɪ/ and following /st/). 'Mist' is also a homophone of 'missed' (past tense of 'miss'), but 'missed' ends in -ed. Be careful with 'most' (/moʊst/) which looks similar but sounds different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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