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单词 horizon
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horizonnoun [ S ]

uk/həˈraɪ.zən/us/həˈraɪ.zən/

C2 the line at the farthest place that you can see, where the sky seems to touch the land or sea:

The moon rose slowly above the horizon.
We could see a row of camels silhouetted on the horizon.

More examples

  • Do you think those are rain clouds on the horizon?
  • Here, too, the threat of unemployment has been looming on the horizon.
  • A broad sweep of flat countryside stretched to the horizon in all directions.
  • Doug scanned the horizon for any sign of the boat.
  • I hoped that going to university might broaden my horizons .

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

The Earth & outer space - general words

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  • globe
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  • macrocosm
  • mid-air
  • slide
  • terra firma
  • terrestrial
  • the cosmos
  • the mesosphere
  • the troposphere
  • universe

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Idiom(s)

broaden/expand/widen sb's horizons
on the horizon

horizonnoun

us/həˈrɑɪ·zən/

the place in the distance where the earth and sky seem to meet:

[ U ] We watched the horizon as the sun set.

A person’s horizons are the limit of that person’s ideas, knowledge, and experience:

[ pl ] Spending her junior year abroad has broadened her horizons.
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