illusion

noun

/ɪˈluːʒn/

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[countable, uncountable] a false idea or belief, especially about somebody or about a situation
- under the illusion that… She's under the illusion that (= believes wrongly that) she'll get the job.
- illusion about something The new president has no illusions about the difficulties facing her country (= she knows that the country has serious problems).
- I have no illusions about her feelings for me (= I know the truth is that she does not love me).
- He could no longer distinguish between illusion and reality.
- I don’t want to have my illusions shattered!
Extra Examples
- I don't want to give him any false illusions.
- I never had any grand illusions of winning.
- I think I have lost all the illusions I had left.
- Now is the time to shed our illusions.
- To believe you have nothing more to learn is a dangerous illusion.
- Meeting my hero in real life really shattered all my illusions about him.
- To believe that you're safe is a dangerous illusion.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- dangerous
- optical
- visual
- …
verb + illusion
- be under
- entertain
- have
- …
preposition
- illusion about
- illusion as to
phrases
- be all an illusion
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[countable] something that seems to exist but in fact does not, or seems to be something that it is not
- Mirrors in a room often give an illusion of space.
- The idea of absolute personal freedom is an illusion.
see also optical illusion
Extra Examples
- It turned out that their happy marriage was all an illusion.
- The figure was only a trick of light, a mere illusion.
- The road ahead looks wet, but in fact this is an optical illusion.
- The slogan provides the comforting illusion that something is being done.
- They are trying to maintain the illusion that the company is in good shape.
- They wanted to create the illusion of being a close, happy family.
- The huge size of the vehicle gives the illusion of safety.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- dangerous
- optical
- visual
- …
verb + illusion
- be under
- entertain
- have
- …
preposition
- illusion about
- illusion as to
phrases
- be all an illusion
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘deceiving, deception’): via Old French from Latin illusio(n-), from illudere ‘to mock’, from in- ‘against’ + ludere ‘play’.

单词	illusion
释义	illusion noun /ɪˈluːʒn/ /ɪˈluːʒn/ jump to other results [countable, uncountable] a false idea or belief, especially about somebody or about a situation under the illusion that… She's under the illusion that (= believes wrongly that) she'll get the job. illusion about something The new president has no illusions about the difficulties facing her country (= she knows that the country has serious problems). I have no illusions about her feelings for me (= I know the truth is that she does not love me). He could no longer distinguish between illusion and reality. I don’t want to have my illusions shattered! Extra Examples I don't want to give him any false illusions. I never had any grand illusions of winning. I think I have lost all the illusions I had left. Now is the time to shed our illusions. To believe you have nothing more to learn is a dangerous illusion. Meeting my hero in real life really shattered all my illusions about him. To believe that you're safe is a dangerous illusion. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective dangerous optical visual … verb + illusion be under entertain have … preposition illusion about illusion as to phrases be all an illusion See full entry [countable] something that seems to exist but in fact does not, or seems to be something that it is not Mirrors in a room often give an illusion of space. The idea of absolute personal freedom is an illusion. see also optical illusion Extra Examples It turned out that their happy marriage was all an illusion. The figure was only a trick of light, a mere illusion. The road ahead looks wet, but in fact this is an optical illusion. The slogan provides the comforting illusion that something is being done. They are trying to maintain the illusion that the company is in good shape. They wanted to create the illusion of being a close, happy family. The huge size of the vehicle gives the illusion of safety. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective dangerous optical visual … verb + illusion be under entertain have … preposition illusion about illusion as to phrases be all an illusion See full entry Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘deceiving, deception’): via Old French from Latin illusio(n-), from illudere ‘to mock’, from in- ‘against’ + ludere ‘play’.
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