fog
noun
uk/fɒɡ/us/fɑːɡ/fognoun(WEATHER)
A2[U]
aweatherconditionin which verysmalldropsofwatercome together toformathickcloudcloseto thelandorsea, making itdifficulttosee:
Thick/Heavy/Densefog has madedrivingconditionsdangerous.浓雾使开车颇为危险。
Mist, fog, andsnowarecommonin thisarea.薄雾、寒雾和雪在这个地区很常见。
It took severalhoursfor the fog tolift.几个小时以后雾才散去。
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mistnoun
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- The fog isexpectedto haveclearedaway bymidday.
- We couldseeadimshapein the fog.
- Freezing fog andicypatchesareexpectedtocauseproblemsformotoriststonight.
- Outside thefieldswereblanketedin fog.
- The fogswirledthicklyaround us.
Precipitation: clouds, dew, fog & steam
- billow
- brume
- chemtrail
- cirrocumulus
- cirrus
- condensate
- contrail
- cumulonimbus
- foggy
- haze
- haze over
- lowering
- misty
- moisture
- nimbus
- overcast
- pall
- pea-souper
- vapour trail
- whiteout
fognoun(CONFUSION)
[S]informal
aconfusedoruncertainstate, usuallymentallyoremotionally:
困惑;迷惘I wenthomein afogofdisbelief.我心怀疑虑地回了家。
Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- addled
- all of a doodahidiom
- all over the placeidiom
- alphabet soup
- at seaidiom
- discombobulation
- disordered
- disorganization
- disorganized
- disorientating
- mush
- muzzily
- muzziness
- mysterious
- mysteriously
- unaccountable
- unaccountably
- unexplained
- wise
- woolliness
fog
verb[T]
uk/fɒɡ/us/fɑːɡ/-gg-to make something or someoneconfusedoruncertain:
使困惑;使迷惘;使不清晰Alcohol fogs thebrain.酒精使头脑发昏。
The president'sspeechhadsimplyfogged theissue.总统的讲话只是让问题越发不清楚了。
Synonyms
cloud
obscure
Puzzle and confuse
- addle
- baffle
- bedazzle
- befuddle
- bemuse
- discombobulate
- disorientate
- dosomeone'shead inidiom
- flummox
- fox
- fuddle
- loop
- puzzle
- ravel
- search
- throw
- throw(someone)a curve (ball)idiom
- throwsomeoneoff balanceidiom
- tie
- tiesomeone(up) in knotsidiom
Phrasal verb
fog up