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单词 oases
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oases in British English

(əʊˈeɪsiːz)
plural noun
oasis
 

oasis in British English

(əʊˈeɪsɪs)
nounWord forms: plural -ses (-siːz)
1. 
a fertile patch in a desert occurring where the water table approaches or reaches the ground surface
2. 
a place of peace, safety, or happiness in the midst of trouble or difficulty
Word origin
C17: via Latin from Greek, probably of Egyptian origin

Examples of 'oases' in a sentence
oases

But she was also apprehensive, staying in Bridget's house, and glimpses of the blue square offered little oases of reassurance.
Salley Vickers INSTANCES OF THE NUMBER 3 (2002)
He turned the cowbell passages into strange oases of surreal, otherworldly calm.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Moments like these are oases in the wilderness of name-dropping.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Desert travellers tend to come over all emotional when it comes to oases.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Exhausted readers may wish to gain relief by fast-forwarding to these small oases.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There are a few welcome oases of seriousness.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
If you look hard enough, however, oases of decorous tranquillity can be found.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The chorales, by contrast, were oases of tenderness.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Even oases can be poisonous, with their water reduced to concentrated brine.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But there are also oases of calm amid the hubbub where wildlife can thrive.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
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