| 单词 | invisible |
| 释义 | invisible (ɪnvɪzɪbəl ) Word forms: invisibles 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] B2 If you describe something as invisible, you mean that it cannot be seen, for example because it is transparent, hidden, or very small. The lines were so finely etched as to be invisible from a distance. The belt is invisible even under the thinnest garments. Synonyms: unseen, imperceptible, indiscernible, unseeable invisibly (ɪnvɪzɪbli ) adverb [ADVERB with verb] A thin coil of smoke rose almost invisibly into the sharp, bright sky. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You can use invisible when you are talking about something that cannot be seen but has a definite effect. In this sense, invisible is often used before a noun which refers to something that can usually be seen. Parents fear they might overstep these invisible boundaries. Her father's face had suddenly tightened as though he was being strangled by invisible hands. invisibly adverb [ADVERB with verb] ...the tradition that invisibly shapes things in the present. 3. adjective If you say that you feel invisible, you are complaining that you are being ignored by other people. If you say that a particular problem or situation is invisible, you are complaining that it is not being considered or dealt with. It was strange, how invisible a clerk could feel. The problems of the poor are largely invisible. Synonyms: hidden, concealed, obscured, secret invisibility (ɪnvɪzɪbɪlɪti ) uncountable noun ...the invisibility of women's concerns in society. [+ of] 4. adjective In stories, invisible people or things have a magic quality which makes people unable to see them. ...The Invisible Man. 5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] In economics, invisible earnings are the money that a country makes as a result of services such as banking and tourism, rather than by producing goods. [business] Tourism is Britain's single biggest invisible export. The revenue from tourism is the biggest single item in the country's invisible earnings. The invisible trade surplus was £900 million lower than reported. 6. plural noun Invisibles are services such as banking and tourism, which provide a country's invisible earnings. [mainly British, technical] Collocations: effectively invisible The researchers think this could help them develop repellents that make humans effectively invisible to the insects. Times, Sunday Times This involves moving away from desktop computers to an environment where smart devices are all around us and effectively invisible to the user. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps its grandeur renders it effectively invisible. The Times Literary Supplement Had there been a substantial surround visible to road users the matter might have been different but the lip was effectively invisible. Times, Sunday Times He remains unnoticed and effectively invisible until that reveal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What they now wanted was not an invisible border, they said, but common rules on both sides of it. The Sun More than 300 miles long, with some 200 road crossings, the invisible border allows people to cross unimpeded every day to work, study and visit family. Times, Sunday Times We are removing an invisible border line today. Times, Sunday Times Nothing differentiates the two municipalities; no signs or landmarks announce the invisible border, and the street layout and building styles do not change. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The works reveal a move towards that invisible border as a painted space unto itself. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It seemed as if they were knit together by an invisible force. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We were hit by an invisible force. The Sun (2012) The invisible force in society that nobody wants to mention. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Some hang in the water, heads tilted up, as though caught on an invisible line. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He, however, never crossed that invisible line that clearly justified an overt reaction. Christianity Today Somewhere between 3,500m and 4,500m we crossed an invisible line. Times,Sunday Times His mouth had carried him across an invisible line. Times, Sunday Times The new government has made academics aware of an invisible line. Times, Sunday Times Her troubled, invisible presence permeates the script. Times, Sunday Times Not unlike the tracery of a palimpsest each paired drawing appears as though connected by an invisible presence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to realistic, lifelike visions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are touches, pushes and pulls by invisible presences, light anomalies, apparitional footsteps, disembodied voices and other unexplained noises, shadow figures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And of course, the invisible scars of those already returned from active service will rise to the surface in the years to come. The Sun And these invisible scars are as hard to bear as real wounds. The Sun I lost a close friend and there are a lot of invisible scars. The Sun When coaches praise him he nods neutrally, allowing the words to bounce off the invisible shield he uses to protect himself. Times, Sunday Times The light lotion forms a clever invisible shield between skin, sun and environmental aggressors. The Sun Their spaceship was stolen and was protected by an invisible shield. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Happiness has developed a suit capable of performing a variety of powers including an invisible shield. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The machines do not appear to have particularly heavy protection against artillery, unlike the machines protected by invisible shields in the 1953 and 2005 film adaptations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The scientists have now set their sights on finding dark matter - an invisible substance that makes up 84 per cent of matter in the universe. Times, Sunday Times Work ranges from the search for dark matter - the invisible substance that makes up most of the universe - to studies of cosmic rays, extraterrestrial organisms, and life in extreme environments. The Sun More troubling are certain invisible substances that easily pass through wastewater treatment plants and end up in the ocean. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Public health services are largely invisible - until things go wrong. Times, Sunday Times Their progress to date has been spectacular, if largely invisible. Times, Sunday Times These days, they remain largely invisible, usually for the excellent reason that they have successful careers of their own. Times, Sunday Times But the vast majority of our museums are little, local, and largely invisible in media terms. Times, Sunday Times Central banks and central bankers are largely invisible, except in times of crisis. Times, Sunday Times It uncovered activity in the deeper layers, mostly invisible to the naked eye. The Sun He appeared to be talking through, eerily vibrating to the overtones and intimations of whirlwind processes that were mostly invisible to others. Globe and Mail Tornadoes have varied in strength, and some tornadoes have been mostly invisible due to a lack of loose dirt or debris in the funnel cloud. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their contributions to productivity are mostly invisible as their familial and domestic contributions are overlooked. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the changes were mostly invisible to the average customer because the bulk of the changes were to the internal parts of the forks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With a rare variation of the generally spotted carnivore’s coat, they blend into the shadows and are nearly invisible in the dark. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The orange one upset teams in the first round for being nearly invisible and was withdrawn. The Sun Savings rates, already nearly invisible, have sunk even further. Houston Chronicle Nearly invisible when roosting, the treecreeper can nestle into dips in the bark, insulating itself at night from the bitterest weather among the tree's sheltering hide. Times, Sunday Times You use it twice a day for two months, or until your body hair appears nearly invisible, then reduce the application down to three times per week to maintain results. The Sun They wheel and glide gracefully just above the ground as they search for voles, but their tufts are so short they are practically invisible. Times, Sunday Times Once built, the house will be practically invisible in its surroundings. Times, Sunday Times Poachers can make themselves practically invisible in such an environment. Times, Sunday Times The undersides of their wings are also a dark grey, and when the wings are tightly closed, the butterflies become practically invisible. Times, Sunday Times He also ordered it in a non-standard colour: 'slate grey' - an understated grey-green colour that, with lights off, makes the car practically invisible at dusk. Times, Sunday Times Previously invisible, it now looms large on the screen. Smithsonian Mag In fact its clarity revealed previously invisible details on the film's spacecraft. Times, Sunday Times I assume that years of dishwashing invisibly cracked the plates, which allowed mould into the previously invisible lines while in storage. Times,Sunday Times The technique can reveal previously invisible features hidden in the rock, such as feathers and muscle. Times,Sunday Times A week later the previously invisible lump had become a bulge. The Sun Unlike open propellers, they are surrounded by a metal casing which makes them virtually invisible to marine life. Times, Sunday Times It takes some doing, to be in the top four at this stage of the season and virtually invisible. Times, Sunday Times Pull the yarn gently, until the two edges are closed together to create a virtually invisible seam. Times, Sunday Times Local analysts variously describe her campaign as 'ultra-cautious' and 'virtually invisible'. Times, Sunday Times This would be a much bigger incentive than a virtually invisible reduction in over-inflated council tax bills. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 无形的 Japanese: 目に見えない |
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