单词	mirage
释义	miragemi‧rage /ˈmɪrɑːʒ $ məˈrɑːʒ/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINmirage Origin: 1800-1900 French mirer; ➔ MIRROR1 Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES an eerie no-man's land where travellers see mirages She thought at first it must be the edge of the sea, then realised it was a mirage. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A mirage, a reflection of layers on air out to sea. But the opposition is not alone in seeing the appearance of new prosperity as in part a mirage. He has photo enhancements, floor plans, home movies, biographies, bibliographies, letters, rumors, mirages, dreams. Information at a distance overwhelms, or creates mirages. It floated mockingly through his sleep and came like a mirage between his eyes and the daylight. The bubbles of foam trembled to mist and I sensed the house become dangerous, a mirage to my eyes. The oasis is just a mirage. The thought of the hotel seemed like the mirage of an oasis, something always just out of reach. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomething you think you see that is not really there► hallucination an experience of seeing something which is not really there, for example because you have been taking drugs or because you are ill: suffer/have hallucinations: · I suffered horrendous hallucinations and flashbacks, and quit using LSD.· In tests, the drug caused patients to have hallucinations. ► illusion something that you imagine you can see, that is either not there at all, or is actually something else: · The road appears to get narrower as you look into the distance, but it's just an illusion.give/create an illusion of something: · It's a small room, but the mirrors create an illusion of space.· She isn't particularly tall, but her upright posture gives an illusion of height. ► mirage something, especially an area of water in a desert, that you think you can see in the distance but which is not really there, caused by hot air conditions: · She thought at first it must be the edge of the sea, then realised it was a mirage.· an eerie no-man's land where travellers see mirages ► vision something that you imagine you can see, especially as part of a strong religious experience: · In her vision, Joan of Arc saw an angel telling her to go and fight for France.vision of: · Three days before she died, Rita was blessed with a vision of Our Lord.have visions : · Many people claim to have had visions while praying at Lourdes. ► be seeing things spoken to imagine that you are seeing something that is not there - use this especially to say that you are so surprised at something that you see that you almost cannot believe it: · I thought I saw Patty arrive. I must be seeing things today. WORD SETS► Meteorology anticyclone, nounarid, adjectivebarometer, nouncirrus, nounclimate, nounclimatic, adjectivecloudbank, nouncold front, nouncontrary, adjectivecumulus, nouncyclone, noundeluge, noundepression, nounduster, noundust storm, nounequatorial, adjectivefront, nounfrontal system, nounheadwind, nounhumidity, nounhurricane, nouninversion, nounisobar, nounisotherm, nounjet stream, nounleeward, adjectivelow, nounlow-pressure, nounmaelstrom, nounmirage, nounmonsoon, nounnimbus, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectiveonshore, adjectivepeasouper, nounpowder, nounprecipitation, nounrainfall, nounrain gauge, nounrainstorm, nounsandstorm, nounsea breeze, nounsemitropical, adjectivesheet lightning, nounshipping forecast, nounshower, nounshowery, adjectivesirocco, nounsleet, nounslush, nounsmog, nounsouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivesprinkle, nounsquall, nounsqually, adjectivestill, adjectivestorm, nounstorm cloud, nounstormy, adjectivestrength, nounsubside, verbsubtropical, adjectivesub-zero, adjectivetailwind, nountempest, nounthaw, verbthaw, nounthermal, nounthermometer, nounthunder, nounthunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderclap, nounthundercloud, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetidal, adjectivetidal wave, nountornado, nountorrid, adjectivetrade wind, nountropical, adjectivetrough, nountsunami, nounturbulence, nounturbulent, adjectivetwister, nountyphoon, nounwarm front, nounwaterspout, nounweather, nounweatherman, nounweather vane, nounwest, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewhirlwind, nounwhiteout, noun 1an effect caused by hot air in a desert, which makes you think that you can see objects when they are not actually there2a dream, hope, or wish that cannot come true SYN  illusion:  Perhaps we are just chasing a mirage.
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