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单词 fogged
释义

fog

1 of 2

noun

ˈfȯg How to pronounce fog (audio)
fäg
1
a
: vapor condensed to fine particles of water suspended in the lower atmosphere that differs from cloud only in being near the ground
b
: a fine spray or a foam for firefighting
2
: a murky condition of the atmosphere or a substance causing it
3
a
: a state of confusion or bewilderment
spent the morning in a fog
b
: something that confuses or obscures
hid behind a fog of rhetoric
4
: cloudiness or partial opacity in a developed photographic image caused by chemical action or stray radiation
fogless
ˈfȯg-ləs How to pronounce fog (audio)
ˈfäg-
adjective

fog

2 of 2

verb

fogged; fogging

transitive verb

1
: to cover, envelop, or suffuse with or as if with fog
fog the barns with pesticide
2
: to make obscure or confusing
accusations which fogged the real issues
3
: to make confused
4
: to produce fog on (something, such as a photographic film) during development

intransitive verb

1
: to become covered or thick with fog
2
a
: to become blurred by a covering of fog or mist
b
: to become indistinct through exposure to light or radiation

Synonyms

Noun

  • daze
  • dazedness
  • haze
  • muddle
  • spin
  • swoon

Verb

  • becloud
  • befog
  • blur
  • cloud
  • confuse
  • muddy
  • obfuscate
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Example Sentences

Noun Heavy fog made it difficult to see the road. a climate marked by heavy fogs The fog reduced visibility to a quarter of a mile. This problem has me in a fog. Verb The steam from the pot was fogging the window near the stove. The bathroom was all fogged up after my shower. politicians who try to fog the issue instead of taking a stand See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Friday: Patchy fog before 9 a.m., and otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 88. Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2022 Sometimes, the prerelease version of Saints Row would envelop the entire world in glitchy-looking fog, which made any driving over 10 mph impossible. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2022 Time passed and the Steinsapirs’ fog of mourning hardened. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2022 Time passed and the Steinsapirs’ fog of mourning hardened. Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Brain fog, or difficulty thinking or concentrating, can be caused by many things, and can also be a symptom of long COVID. Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2022 There’s the fog of your breath on a cold morning and the drumbeat of your footsteps. Outside Online, 28 July 2022 Google’s Pixel Buds Pro cost $199 and come in coral, lemongrass, fog, and charcoal colors. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 22 July 2022 The military uses it to see through fog, rain, smoke, and other obscurants to detect tanks and other vehicles. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 July 2022
Verb
People who wear glasses can also gauge if their mask is leaky by how much their lenses fog up, Cappa said. Allyson Chiu, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2021 Bring an extra lens on a powder day—it’ll come in handy if the first one starts to fog or the light goes flat. Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2015 The days at Kavic ran together, the weather never sitting still, cycling from snow to fog to rain to the midnight sun casting 50-foot shadows across the gravel. Josh Condon, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2022 Hunched over their synthesizers enshrouded in a swirl of light, color, and fog on another stage, Rüfüs Du Sol were nonetheless more animated. Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2022 As we got sloshed about in the whitecaps, my goggles started to fog and the brackish water rinsed my throat. Ross Kenneth Urken, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2022 In a pool there’s nothing much to look at once the goggles fog over. Bonnie Tsui, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2020 For the weekend, cooling onshore winds will create a coastal eddy, spinning low clouds and fog inland during nights and mornings in a typical seasonal pattern, with temperatures ranging from the high 60s to mid-70s along the coast. Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2022 State efforts were also underway to fog the swamp with insecticides to cull the clouds of mosquitoes. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 10 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

probably back-formation from foggy

First Known Use

Noun

1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

circa 1592, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Kids Definition

fog 1 of 2

noun

ˈfȯg How to pronounce fog (audio)
ˈfäg
1
: tiny drops of water floating in the air at or near the ground
2
: a confused state of mind
I woke up in a fog.

fog

2 of 2

verb

fogged; fogging
: to cover or become covered with tiny drops of water Steam from the shower fogged the mirror.

Medical Definition

fog

transitive verb

ˈfäg, ˈfȯg How to pronounce fog (audio)
fogged; fogging
: to blur (a visual field) with lenses that prevent a sharp focus in order to relax accommodation before testing vision

fogged 1 of 2

adjective

as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion a discussion that did little more than leave the participants hopelessly fogged

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dazed
  • confused
  • bewildered
  • distracted
  • stunned
  • dizzy
  • befogged
  • befuddled
  • addled
  • bedeviled
  • silly
  • bemused
  • muzzy
  • pixilated
  • stupefied
  • raddled
  • confounded
  • zonked
  • addle
  • muddleheaded
  • spacey
  • dopey
  • at sea
  • pixillated
  • addlepated
  • unconscious
  • bushed
  • punchy
  • slaphappy
  • punch-drunk
  • spaced
  • zonked-out
  • mixed-up
  • spacy
  • dopy
  • shell-shocked
  • out of it
  • spaced-out
  • senseless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • clearheaded
  • conscious
  • alert

fogged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of fog
1
as in confused
to make (something) unclear to the understanding extraneous matters that only serve to fog the central issue

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • confused
  • clouded
  • blurred
  • beclouded
  • obfuscated
  • befogged
  • muddied
  • complicated
  • disrupted
  • perplexed
  • sophisticated
  • snarled
  • jumbled
  • tangled
  • muddled
  • upset
  • disarranged
  • disheveled
  • disarrayed
  • scrambled
  • disordered
  • shuffled
  • entangled
  • tousled
  • disturbed
  • discomposed
  • dishevelled
  • mixed (up)
  • messed (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • illuminated
  • clarified
  • simplified
  • cleared (up)
  • streamlined
  • unraveled
  • analyzed
  • disentangled
  • deciphered
  • straightened (out)
  • undid
  • decoded
  • untangled
  • broke down
  • unscrambled
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2
as in obscured
to make dark, dim, or indistinct time will fog memories

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • obscured
  • blurred
  • darkened
  • clouded
  • blackened
  • misted
  • dimmed
  • shrouded
  • hazed
  • overshadowed
  • befogged
  • overcast
  • bleared
  • beclouded
  • shadowed
  • bedimmed
  • obliterated
  • overclouded
  • concealed
  • shaded
  • covered
  • eclipsed
  • hid
  • dislimned
  • masked
  • fuzzed (up)
  • veiled
  • camouflaged
  • screened
  • curtained
  • adumbrated
  • cloaked
  • disguised
  • blotted out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • illuminated
  • brightened
  • exposed
  • lit (up)
  • revealed
  • lighted (up)
  • illumined
  • lightened
  • uncovered
  • unveiled
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