| 单词 | mist |
| 释义 | mist —mistless, adj. /mist/, n. 1. a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog. 2. a cloud of particles resembling this: She sprayed a mist of perfume onto her handkerchief. 3. something that dims, obscures, or blurs: the mist of ignorance. 4. a haze before the eyes that dims the vision: a mist of tears. 5. a suspension of a liquid in a gas. 6. a drink of liquor served over cracked ice. 7. a fine spray produced by a vaporizer to add moisture to the air for breathing. v.i. 8. to become misty. 9. to rain in very fine drops; drizzle (usually used impersonally with it as subject): It was misting when they went out for lunch. v.t. 10. to make misty. 11. to spray (plants) with a finely diffused jet of water, as a means of replacing lost moisture. [bef. 900; (n.) ME, OE; c. D, LG, Sw mist; akin to Gk omíchle fog, Russ mgla mist, Skt megha cloud; (v.) ME misten, OE mistian, deriv. of the n.] Syn. 3, 4. See cloud. |
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