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a/an [adjective] nimbus
常加形容词描述云的颜色或形态。
A dark nimbus covered the sky.
一片乌云遮住了天空。
光环；光轮
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
光环；光轮
A circle of light; a halo.
A dark nimbus covered the sky.
一片乌云遮住了天空。
光圈；光环
A circle of light; a halo.
灰色的雨云
A grey rain cloud.
The sky darkened as a nimbus approached, threatening a downpour.
天空变暗，雨云逼近，预示着倾盆大雨。
The nimbus clouds hung low over the city, promising heavy rain.
雨云低悬在城市上空，预示着大雨。
We hurried indoors when the nimbus rolled in, bringing thunder and lightning.
当雨云滚滚而来时，我们赶紧进屋，带来了雷声和闪电。
常加形容词描述云的颜色或形态。
A dark nimbus covered the sky.
一片乌云遮住了天空。
A nimbus hung over the mountain.
一片雨云悬在山顶。
Not this
He is a nimbus runner.
Use this
He is a nimble runner.
nimbus 是名词，意为‘雨云’或‘光轮’，而 nimble 是形容词，意为‘敏捷的’。这里误将名词用作形容词，且词义不符。
Not this
There were many grey nimbus in the sky.
Use this
There were many grey nimbuses in the sky.
nimbus 是可数名词，复数形式为 nimbuses 或 nimbi。原句未使用复数形式，不符合语法。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一道光轮；光环
A nimbus of light surrounded her head.
她的头部周围环绕着一道光轮。
金色光环
The painting shows the saint with a golden nimbus.
这幅画描绘了带有金色光环的圣人。
雨云
A dark nimbus cloud hung over the valley.
一片黑色的雨云笼罩在山谷上空。
乌云；暗云
Dark nimbi gathered before the storm.
暴风雨来临前，乌云密布。
光轮2000！——《哈利·波特》中罗恩看到哈利新扫帚时的台词，也是哈利的第一把飞天扫帚。
Harry's Nimbus 2000 is so fast that it helps him win his first Quidditch match.
哈利的光轮2000速度极快，帮助他赢得了第一场魁地奇比赛。
Use nimbus naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
nimbus发音像“淋巴士”，想象雨云来了，巴士被淋湿。
语域：neutral 常见场景：meteorology、formal writing nimbus在气象学中常指雨云，为正式术语，多用于专业文献。
No common word rhymes exactly with 'nimbus' (pronounced /ˈnimbəs/ with stress on first syllable and vowel /ɪ/). The listed words share the spelling '-us' but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme. Only 'limbus' (an uncommon term) would rhyme exactly.
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