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单词 mist
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mistnoun [ C or U ]

usuk/mɪst/

B2 thin fog produced by very small drops of water collecting in the air just above an area of ground or water:

The mountain villages seem to be permanently shrouded in mist.
The early-morning mist soon lifted/cleared.

a thin layer of liquid on the surface of something that makes it difficult to see:

UK There's always a mist on the bathroom mirror/windows when I've had a shower.
Through a mist of tears, I watched his train pull out of the station.

More examples

  • The river is often cloaked in mist in the early morning.
  • A mist drifted in from the marshes.
  • The car lights glowed dully through the mist.
  • The graveyard looked ghostly, enveloped in mist.
  • The morning mist had lifted and the sun was starting to come through.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Precipitation: clouds, dew, fog & steam

  • altocumulus
  • billow
  • cloudy
  • condensation
  • cumulonimbus
  • dewdrop
  • fog
  • fog up
  • hazy
  • miasma
  • pea soup
  • smog
  • steam
  • steamy
  • stratocumulus
  • stratus
  • thundercloud
  • vapour trail
  • visibility
  • whiteout

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Opaque

Idiom(s)

the mists of time

mistnoun [ C/U ]

us/mɪst/

a light rain or a collection of very small drops of water in the air that is like a fog:

[ C ] In the mornings, a mist covered the surface of the lake.
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