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IELTS BNC: 4784 COCA: 5967

mist

Word family 
Related topics: Nature
mist1 /mɪst/ ●●○ noun
1  [countableC, uncountableU]DN a light cloud low over the ground that makes it difficult for you to see very far 薄霧，霧靄 → fog
We could just see the outline of the house through the mist.
薄霧中我們只能看到房子的輪廓。
He vanished into the mist.
他消失在霧中。
The hills were shrouded in mist (=covered in mist, so that you could not see them).
山巒籠罩在霧靄之中。
The mist came down off the mountains.
霧從山上飄下來。
The mists rolled in off the sea (=came on to the land from the sea)
霧氣從海上湧來。
2  lost in the mists of time REMEMBER#if something such as a fact or secret is lost in the mists of time, no one remembers it because it happened so long ago 淹沒在時間的迷霧中〔指事實、秘密等因發生的時間太久已沒人能記起〕
The real reasons for the war are now lost in the mists of time.
那場戰爭的真正起因現已随着時間的推移被人遺忘。
Examples from the Corpus
lost in the mists of time• What actually transpired upon the outbreak of the Civil War is lost in the mists of time it would seem.• And, for some reason lost in the mists of time, we need to do that.
3. see something through a mist of tears literary to see something while you are crying 淚眼婆娑地看某物
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
be covered in mist (also be shrouded in mist literary)
The tops of the mountains were shrouded in mist.
a mist comes down/in (=comes to a place)
The mist came down like a curtain.
a mist rolls in (=moves along to a place)
A mist began to roll in off the sea.
the mist clears/lifts (=goes away)
The mountains suddenly appeared as the mist lifted.
mist swirls (=moves in circles)
The boat disappeared into the swirling mist.
a mist hangs/lies somewhere (=stays in a place)
A thick mist lay on the hills.
a mist drifts (=moves slightly)
A mist drifted over the marsh.
a mist rises (=comes up from something such as water)
I could see the mist rising from the river.
a mist obscures/hides something (=covers something so that you cannot see it)
Mist obscured the ships in the harbor.
disappear/vanish into the mist (=stop being seen because of the mist)
He passed me on the trail and disappeared into the mist.
appear out of the mist (also emerge from the mist)
Suddenly my commanding officer appeared out of the mist.
loom out of the mist (=start being seen in a way that is not clear, because the mist still covers it slightly)
Here and there trees loomed out of the mist.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + mist
a fine/light mist
A fine mist began to settle on the water.
a thick/heavy mist
Outside, a heavy mist obscured everything.
the morning/evening mist
The sun broke through the morning mist.
autumn mist(s)
The field looked magical in the autumn mist.
a sea mist
Alice sailed into a small patch of sea mist.
phrases
a veil/curtain of mist (=an amount of mist that prevents you seeing something clearly)
We looked up, through the veil of mist, at the waterfall.
Examples from the Corpus
mist• From Primrose Hill, London looked like a ruined city shrouded in mist.• A light mist lay in the valley.• Daybreak A little mist hangs above the pond, which is still save for a single mallard paddling slowly back and forth.• A murky mist of smog obscured the view of the city.• Junior standing ready in a glowing shroud of mist.• About half way through the fifty-kilometer journey, the Dolomites suddenly appeared as the mist lifted.• As Jack took a step towards the figure the mist suddenly cleared and the figure disappeared.• Genius is Wordsworth peering down from Snowdon in the mist.• Within seconds he had completely vanished in the mist.• The mist had curdled to a fog which muffled the street-lamps and reduced visibility to thirty or forty yards.• The mist along the river banks had gone by mid morning.• It was black under the trees and a white mist of dislodged snow hung close to the ground.
mist2 verb
1 [transitiveT]WATER to cover something with very small drops of liquid in order to keep it wet 使蒙上水汽〔以保持濕潤〕
The plant has to be misted every day.
這種植物必須每天噴水。
2 mist over phrasal verbphr v 
a) CRYif someone’s eyes mist over, they become filled with tears 〔眼睛因充滿淚水而〕變得模糊不清
His eyes misted over at the memory of his wife.
回憶起妻子，他淚眼模糊。
b) DNto mist up 蒙上水汽
3 mist up phrasal verbphr v DNif a piece of glass mists up, or if something mists it up, it becomes covered with very small drops of water so that you cannot see through it （使）〔玻璃〕蒙上水汽，（使）起霧
mist something ↔ up
I can’t see where I’m going with the windows all misted up like this.
窗子起霧成這個樣子，我都不知道方向了。
Examples from the Corpus
mist• Sweat from the washing-up misted her forehead and nose.• His breath misted the cold glass and he turned away, indifferent to others' arguments.• Cafe curtains misted the kitchen-side windows.• Mist the plant daily to keep it moist.• I n the United States the hot breath of corruption is misting up the mirror of democratic politics.
Origin mist1
Old English
IELTS BNC: 4784 COCA: 5967
mist

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + MIST | MIST + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤dense, heavy, thick濃霧；大霧◇A heavy mist rolled over the fields.原野上大霧瀰漫。➤faint, fine, light, slight, thin細霧；輕霧；薄霧➤swirling盤旋瀰漫的霧➤hazy朦朧的薄霧➤cold, cool冰冷的霧氣；冷霧▸➤grey/gray, red, white灰霧；紅霧；白霧◇There was a red mist in front of his eyes.他眼前籠罩着一層紅霧。➤dawn, evening, morning黎明時的／傍晚的／早晨的薄霧◇an early morning mist清晨的薄霧➤autumn (especially BrE) 秋天的薄霧▸➤sea海上的霧氣VERB + MIST➤be covered in, be shrouded in被薄霧覆蓋着；被薄霧籠罩着◇The mountain was covered in a thick mist.大山被濃霧籠罩。➤disappear into, vanish in, vanish into消失在霧中◇The little town had vanished in the mist.小城已消失在霧中。➤emerge from, loom out of (especially BrE) 從霧中出現；從霧中隱約地浮現出來◇A figure emerged from the mist.一個人影從霧中現身。➤break through, shine through衝破霧氣；透過霧氣照耀◇Soon the sun would break through the mist.不久，太陽就會破霧而出。➤peer into, peer through透過霧氣費力地看➤be lost in (figurative) 湮沒在迷霧中◇The origins of language are lost in the mists of time.語言的起源由於年代久遠而無法考證。MIST + VERB➤cover sth, hang, hover, lie, surround sb/sth霧氣籠罩⋯；霧氣瀰漫◇A faint mist hung over the valley.山谷上空籠罩着薄霧。➤come down, descend霧氣向下瀰漫◇When the mist descends it comes quickly and covers everything.霧氣向下瀰漫時來得很快，瞬間遮住了一切。➤clear, lift霧氣消散◇The mist had cleared by mid-morning.上午九十點鐘時霧就已經散了。➤drift, float, rise, roll, swirl霧氣飄蕩／飄浮／升騰／翻滾／盤旋瀰漫◇A fine mist floated over the fields.田野上空飄浮着一層薄霧。◇a swirling mist盤旋瀰漫的霧氣◇a thin mist rising from the river河面上升起的薄霧➤cling to sth霧氣縈繞於⋯不散◇Early morning mist still clung to the hollows.晨霧仍在山谷中縈繞不散。➤fill sth霧氣佈滿⋯▸➤cover sth, hide sth, obscure sth, shroud sth霧氣遮蔽住⋯；薄霧籠罩⋯◇A white mist obscured the top of the hill.白霧遮住了山頭。PREPOSITION➤in the mist, into the mist在霧中；進入霧中◇It was hard to make out the path in the mist.在霧中很難辨認出小路來。➤through the mist透過霧氣◇The house was scarcely visible through the mist.在霧中幾乎看不見那所房子。➤mist over⋯上的霧氣◇the mist over the lake湖上的霧氣PHRASES➤a curtain of mist, a veil of mist一層薄霧
IELTS BNC: 4784 COCA: 5967
mist noun
⇨ cloud 1
IELTS BNC: 4784 COCA: 5967
mist
Rain, snow and sleet: acid rain, avalanche, band...
Moisture in the air, clouds and cloudy weather: bank, billow, cirrocumulus...
Things that make things difficult: problem, obstacle, complication...
Mysteries, riddles and unknown things or people: mystery, riddle, uncertainty...
Relating to crying and tears: tear, cry, tearful...
To cover something with liquid: swamp, drown, douse...

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