单词 | haze |
释义 | haze (once / 566 pages) 1nv 2v Haze is the fog or mist that's caused by small particles in the air. There is often a haze hovering over the city of Los Angeles. Although the noun haze can describe any kind of misty or slightly obscured air, it usually refers to visible air pollution, rather than just fog. You can also talk about being in a haze when you're confused or disoriented. When you hear haze being used as a verb, it usually means to torment a new, young recruit to a club, group, team, the way fraternity brothers sometimes haze a new member, forcing him to perform humiliating or dangerous actions. WORD FAMILYhaze: hazed, hazes, hazing, hazy+/hazy: hazier, haziest, hazily, haziness USAGE EXAMPLESIn other images, the distant mountains are wrapped in haze. The New Yorker(Jan 02, 2017) “New Year’s morning in Beijing, I thought I was blind,” said another, attaching a photo of a window completely darkened with grey haze. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Additionally, all new pledges must complete an online hazing prevention course. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1 1n atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility Hyper aerosol a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas 2n confusion characterized by lack of clarity Syn|Hyper daze, fog confusedness, confusion, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior 3v become hazy, dull, or cloudy 2Hyper cloud, overcast make overcast or cloudy v harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions Hyper beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke annoy continually or chronically |
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