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单词 horizon
释义
horizon
(hərzən )
Word forms: horizons
1. singular noun
The horizon is the line in the far distance where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea.
A grey smudge appeared on the horizon. That must be Calais, thought Fay.
The sun had already sunk below the horizon.
Synonyms: skyline, view, vista, field or range of vision  
2. countable noun [usually plural]
Your horizons are the limits of what you want to do or of what you are interested or involved in.
As your horizons expand, these new ideas can give a whole new meaning to life.
Gary has exceptional vision and is always looking to broaden his horizons.
3. on the horizon phrase
If something is on the horizon, it is almost certainly going to happen or be done quite soon.
With this type of cancer there is no obvious breakthrough on the horizon.
Suddenly, with war on the horizon, the army seemed in danger of disintegration.
There are glimmers of hope on the horizon.
Idioms:
on the horizon
almost certainly going to happen or be done quite soon
With breast cancer, as with many common diseases, there is no obvious breakthrough on the horizon.
Collocations:
broad horizon
The landscape was sensational, with broad horizons and a bright blue sky.
Times,Sunday Times
It's a growing sense that broad horizons are suspect in themselves and ought to be hidden.
Times, Sunday Times
From broad horizons to gritty reality and the question of how television scriptwriters keep it real when it comes to on-screen blood and guts.
Times, Sunday Times
This implies that as an individual matures, they want to be given more responsibility, broader horizons, and the opportunity to develop their personal potential.
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horizon line
You could grab a violinist or a cellist and work with 10 dancers in a space where the horizon line was very different.
Times, Sunday Times
Backgrounds were minimal or non-existent - just a horizon line.
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When the building's outline was continued, he noticed that all of the lines converged on the horizon line.
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A sky cyclorama ran all the way round it and a horizon line of mountains was placed in front of that in diminshed perspective.
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An example of formal concerns include addressing issues of the horizon line in the ice house and surfer series.
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immediate horizon
And whichever way you looked at it, the immediate horizon remained covered in the blackest of clouds.
The Sun
But there are three intriguing prospects on the immediate horizon.
Times, Sunday Times
In the 1980s, cable television was on the immediate horizon.
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This occurred as both rapidly ascending demand from the vinyl polymer chain market and the unusually strong seasonal demand and no new production capacity on the immediate horizon coincided.
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narrow horizons
Narrow horizons are not as restrictive as they seem.
Times, Sunday Times
That was the late 1980s, when even the biggest clubs still had small payrolls, narrow horizons and parochial outlooks.
Times, Sunday Times
The narrow horizons of government thinking on the environment mean that trees planted in cities are insufficiently diverse and as such vulnerable to disease, pests and drought.
Times,Sunday Times
I played professional sport for more than 20 years and, although fun, it could provoke artificially narrow horizons.
Times, Sunday Times
new horizon
Wake up to a new horizon every day, filled with the promise of adventure.
The Sun
Look at a new horizon with terrifying claims on your time and abilities.
Christianity Today
In 1994, she wanted to discover the world of advertising which opened a new horizon on audio-visual experimentation.
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The advancement in signal sampling techniques and digital processing, oscilloscope manufacturers found a new horizon in the market.
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A moon of new horizons encourages you to visit new places and meet new people.
The Sun
scan the horizon
The board would be expected to 'scan the horizon' for latent risks and react with timely new standards.
Times, Sunday Times
When she's out there, she loves to scan the horizon until she finds her own home.
Times, Sunday Times
We are in such a difficult landscape in higher education, we all have to be able to scan the horizon for what's going to happen next.
Times, Sunday Times
We scan the horizon for a jink.
Times, Sunday Times
They will be scanning the horizons for invading bulldozers and cement mixers.
Times, Sunday Times
western horizon
You will need a clear western horizon, but it will be worth seeking one out on two days in particular.
Times, Sunday Times
These phenomena can be seen also at sunrise, on the western horizon.
Times, Sunday Times
This ghostly pyramid of light rises up in the evening from the western horizon, bright at the base and growing fainter towards the top.
Times, Sunday Times
But it portends a broadened western horizon for the adventurous.
Times, Sunday Times
The zodiacal light also appears in the sky around the spring equinox, but after sunset on the western horizon.
Times, Sunday Times
wide horizon
Callus thus continued to mature his philosophical views and to extend his already wide horizon of knowledge.
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Within its slender span wide horizons opened and large concerns were broached.
Times,Sunday Times
It was a grand place to stand, pure with wide horizons and a good tree smell.
Times, Sunday Times
But reality has - or, rather, the wide horizons of childhood turn out to be narrower than they seemed at the time.
Times, Sunday Times
It was a land of vertiginously wide horizons but also of stark contrasts.
The Times Literary Supplement
widen the horizon
In order to widen their horizon, the faculty comprises experts in their respective fields.
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Buyers, meanwhile, are being advised to widen their horizons.
Times, Sunday Times
But fund managers are widening their horizons beyond the big two economies.
Times, Sunday Times
This relationship will widen your horizons and make life exciting.
The Sun
You will be drawn to learning something new as the sun widens your horizons - advanced driving, languages and computers could all be winners for you.
The Sun
Translations:
Chinese: 地平线
Japanese: 地平線
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