mist
noun [ C or U ] uk/mɪst/ us/mɪst/
B2 薄雾
thin fog produced by very small drops of water collecting in the air just above an area of ground or water
The mountain villages seem to be permanently shrouded in mist. 山村好像永远笼罩在薄雾之中。
The early-morning mist soon lifted/cleared. 清晨的薄雾很快就散了。
水汽，水蒸气
a thin layer of liquid on the surface of something that makes it difficult to see
UK There's always a mist on the bathroom mirror/windows when I've had a shower. 我淋浴过后，浴室的镜子／窗户上总有一层水汽。
Through a mist of tears, I watched his train pull out of the station. 我泪眼模糊，看着他乘坐的火车驶离了车站。
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- The river is often cloaked in mist in the early morning.
- A mist drifted in from the marshes.
- The car lights glowed dully through the mist.
- The graveyard looked ghostly, enveloped in mist.
- The morning mist had lifted and the sun was starting to come through.
Idiom
the mists of timeidiom 岁月的迷雾;久远的年代
used to show that something happened a very long time ago and is difficult to remember clearly
The precise details of what happened have been lost in the mists of time. 事件的确切细节已湮没在岁月的迷雾中。