mist
noun
verb
mɪst
noun
1
a
light
cloud
low
over
the
ground
that
makes
it
difficult
for
you
to
see
very
far
薄雾，雾霭;
C,U
We
could
just
see
the
outline
of
the
house
through
the
mist.
薄雾中我们只能看到房子的轮廓。
Next
morning,
the
whole
town
was
shrouded
in
mist
(=covered
in
mist)
.
第二天早上，整个城镇都笼罩在雾霭之中。
2
lost in the mists of time
if
something
such
as
a
fact
or
secret
is
lost
in
the
mists
of
time,
no
one
remembers
it
because
it
happened
so
long
ago
淹没在时间的迷雾中〔指某事实或秘密之类因发生的时间太久已没人能记起〕
The
real
reasons
for
the
war
are
now
lost
in
the
mists
of
time.
那场战争爆发的真正起因现在已随着时间的推移而被人遗忘了。
3
see sth through a mist of tears
to
see
something
while
you
are
crying
[文] 泪眼婆娑地看某物
literary
verb
4
to
cover
something
with
very
small
drops
of
liquid
in
order
to
keep
it
wet
使…蒙上雾气〔以保持湿润〕
The
plant
has
to
be
misted
every
day.
这种植物必须每天喷水。
5
if
someone’s
eyes
mist
over,
they
become
filled
with
tears
〔眼睛因充满泪水而〕变得模糊不清
His
eyes
misted
over
at
the
memory
of
his
wife.
回忆起妻子，他变得泪眼模糊。
6
to
mist
up
结满雾气
7
if
a
piece
of
glass
mists
up,
or
if
something
mists
it
up,
it
becomes
covered
with
very
small
drops
of
water
so
that
you
cannot
see
through
it
〔玻璃〕结满雾气，起雾
mist
sth
↔
up
I
can’t
see
where
I’m
going,
with
the
windows
all
misted
up
like
this.
窗子起雾成这个样子，我都不知道方向了。