| 单词 | mystery |
| 释义 | mystery (mɪstəri ) Word forms: mysteries 1. countable noun B1 A mystery is something that is not understood or known about. The source of the gunshots still remains a mystery. ...the mysteries of mental breakdown. [+ of] Synonyms: puzzle, problem, question, secret 2. uncountable noun If you talk about the mystery of someone or something, you are talking about how difficult they are to understand or know about, especially when this gives them a rather strange or magical quality. She's a lady of mystery. It is an elaborate ceremony, shrouded in mystery. Synonyms: secrecy, uncertainty, obscurity, mystique 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A mystery person or thing is one whose identity or nature is not known. The mystery hero immediately alerted police after spotting a bomb. ...a mystery prize of up to £1,000. 4. countable noun B1 A mystery is a story in which strange things happen that are not explained until the end. His fourth novel is a murder mystery set in London. Collocations: complete mystery Quite how I have managed most of my life without this knowledge is a complete mystery. Times, Sunday Times (2016) That was a complete mystery to me and still is. Times, Sunday Times (2014) How and why it came there remains a complete mystery. Times, Sunday Times (2014) She was in her forties by the time I was born in 1960 but looked ten years younger and her exact age is an eternal mystery. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The nature - the chemistry - of a team is one of the eternal mysteries of the sporting life. Times, Sunday Times (2007) I was left with the eternal mystery of what happens next. Times, Sunday Times (2013) If you could read by it (and you can't), it would have to be a mystery novel. Times, Sunday Times Her works include several nonfiction titles and a mystery novel series. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1947, he wrote a mystery novel and was awarded a prize by a novel magazine. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She didn't want to be a detective at all at first, because she wanted to be a mystery novel writer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Is it lightly read, as a mystery novel, as a love story, or even as a trivial travel biography? Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But it later turned out she was back in her own country - though mystery surrounds how or why she made the trip. The Sun Of course, a certain amount of mystery surrounds the appointment of these themes. Times, Sunday Times Mystery surrounds the circumstances in 1990 when he lost an eye. Times, Sunday Times Mystery surrounds his early career. The Sun Yet mystery surrounds the terms of the agreement. Times, Sunday Times How to make the anticipation around the return of this superb mystery thriller reach fever pitch? The Sun Hold on, though, because this gripping mystery thriller works hard to overturn more than one preconception. Times, Sunday Times He said the film played out like a mystery thriller. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Several of her early film roles were in mystery thrillers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their official stance was that the book was too repulsive and impossible for films, and nothing but another of his star-studded mystery thrillers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As it turned out, it was a mystery virus or parasite. Times, Sunday Times He has admitted to struggling for some time with a 'mystery virus'. The Sun That was 11 more than in 2006, despite a mystery virus sweeping through the camp. The Sun He was further disillusioned when he was forced to miss part of the 2009 season with what was described at the time as a mystery virus. Times, Sunday Times A mystery virus was at large which, if left unchecked, clearly had the potential to devastate the entire upper echelon of professional darts as we know it. Times, Sunday Times You are a born detective or mystery writer. The Sun He would like to be a mystery writer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She was also renowned as a mystery writer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rising mystery writer then disappeared from the publishing scene for 18 years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They discussed various mystery writers for a while. Christianity Today How that gulf had been crossed remained 'a profound mystery'. Times, Sunday Times It remains a profound mystery. Times, Sunday Times It's sufficiently varied and colourful to keep you watching, yet — despite all that deep science — the plot has no profound mysteries, just veiled contrivances. Times, Sunday Times Researchers say that every mystery science solves opens the door to exploring even more profound mysteries. Christianity Today We use them as background for our selfies, tick them off our lists, then promptly leave without scratching the surface of their profound mysteries. Times, Sunday Times The contents and condition of the property remain a mystery as even the auctioneers were unable to access it. Times,Sunday Times But these entities are a bit complicated for your average fi nancial adviser, and to most people the funds remain a mystery. Times, Sunday Times Take a look at the world's most famous lost cities, some of which were eventually found and some of which remain a mystery. Times, Sunday Times But the true reason behind the crime likely will remain a mystery. Houston Chronicle None of the band survived, so the truth will remain a mystery. The Sun Do not expect, however, this to resolve the mystery as to why you may be ultra-creditworthy, but still be denied the best credit card or personal loan deal. Times, Sunday Times I knew how to resolve this mystery. Times, Sunday Times Extensive archaeological and historical research has failed to resolve the mystery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For many the trial was something endured rather than enjoyed, and instead of resolving a mystery it simply stirred up animosity. The Times Literary Supplement But the novel has a mysterious ending; the film, a much more literal one that more or less resolves the mystery. Times, Sunday Times Only certain clues reveal the mystery while other clues, if pursued, lead to a false conclusion. Christianity Today Solve the clues to reveal a mystery date. Times, Sunday Times If you do it correctly, the letters in the yellow squares, reading clockwise, will reveal a mystery word. Times, Sunday Times On his journeys, the player character also has to reveal the mystery of his own nature and past. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So, it's probably time to reveal the mysteries of levels one to five. Times, Sunday Times Her love life, too, corroborated her sense of mystery. Times, Sunday Times There's a sense of mystery, wonder, and awe. Christianity Today Monks appear to have used them to amplify the sense of mystery at the monument. Times,Sunday Times Some of the sites will have sound installations set up beside them to enhance their sense of mystery. Times, Sunday Times People are looking for a higher power, a sense of mystery, revelation and spiritual authority for their lives. Christianity Today Their underground lives are shrouded in mystery, but not for much longer. Times, Sunday Times The selection process was also shrouded in mystery. Times, Sunday Times But many of the words coming out of the visiting professor's mouth were shrouded in mystery. Christianity Today His true identity has been shrouded in mystery for years, but now, possibly, he may have been uncovered. Times, Sunday Times Because the piece was bought at a car boot sale, its origins are shrouded in mystery. Times, Sunday Times If something collided with the wind turbine - as seems certain - there may be residue on the damaged parts that could help solve this mystery. The Sun You could solve a mystery in a way that makes the family richer. The Sun It was the thought that she was trying to solve the mystery of love that kept her going, even though she was 'absolutely freezing'. Times, Sunday Times The way you look at every detail helps you solve a mystery which could improve finances. The Sun At home, you can solve a mystery in a way that brings a family closer together. The Sun And they must uncover the mystery of a tragic past in order to find hope in the future. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Twelve different factions enter the sea to find out more about these forces and uncover their mystery, each for its own reasons. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Get ready to explore the secrets of the lunar surface, and uncover a mystery as old as the cosmos... Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Join a local astronomer to uncover the mysteries of the universe. Times, Sunday Times I am still grieving for my dad and uncovering this mystery seems to have made losing him worse. The Sun Yet this should not be presented as some unfathomable mystery. Times, Sunday Times I wanted the whole unfathomable mystery of it all. Times, Sunday Times The images speak of a steadily deepening familiarity - and one that only opens the eyes wider to an unfathomable mystery. Times, Sunday Times Imagine if teeth could begin to unlock that mystery. Times, Sunday Times The files unlock the mystery of how a tiny desert state with no football infrastructure won the right to host the world's biggest sporting tournament. Times, Sunday Times We are beginning to unlock the mystery of the human brain and how it processes and learns. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He started buying the missing cards from cartophiles (postcard collectors), and finally found a numbered catalogue that unlocked the mystery. Times, Sunday Times But while this eerie wilderness provides keys to unlock the mysteries of the universe, it also keeps its own secrets. Times, Sunday Times It hardly seems worth a whole book to unravel a mystery whose solution has no narrative significance. The Times Literary Supplement I am sure you would interest a lot of people if you could unravel the mystery, as prices seem to be the same everywhere. Times, Sunday Times Other scientists are exploring different ways to unravel the mystery of memory. Smithsonian This incomplete review of the sources will help to unravel the mystery of the text now presented to us. The Times Literary Supplement They also hope to unravel the mystery force keeping atoms together. The Sun And it still carries an air of unresolved mystery even now. Times,Sunday Times As for the rest of us, we mourned that the last chance of getting at the truth of this murky, contentious and unresolved mystery was now lost. Times, Sunday Times A controversial trial led to acquittal, and afterwards the family moved to the mainland, carrying the unresolved mystery with them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Unresolved mysteries are codes to be broken by imposed difficulty, films made in impossible places against all the odds. The Times Literary Supplement His investigation further leads him to an unsolved mystery 20 years ago. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The origin of the fire remains an unsolved mystery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With no further investigation, the case had, since then, gone cold over the years, eventually acquiring the status of an unsolved mystery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It examines the background leading to the catastrophe and probes some of the unsolved mysteries that still surround the sinking of the cruise liner. Times, Sunday Times If he were to come forward, he would end one of the great unsolved mysteries of the 20th century. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 神秘, 来历不明的 Japanese: 謎, なぞの |
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