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halo

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ha·lo /ˈheɪləʊ $ -loʊ/ noun (plural halos) [countable]  1. RRa bright circle that is often shown above or around the heads of holy people in religious art 〔神像头上的〕光轮,光环2 Ca circle of light or something bright 晕,晕圈halo of a halo of sunlight 一圈日晕 a halo of blonde curls 一圈金色鬈发
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haloSince it formed a halo over the puck, did that amount to the same thing?For example, Nina Hagen appears as a sickly-sweet Madonna with husband and child under a halo of circus lights.When shot from a special camera, the RoboPuck is seen on television with a halo.A halo of wispy blonde curls capped her pretty face.It was here that the rising air from the plain turned to vapour and formed the miraculous halo.She is also wearing a silver-gray disk that appears like an oval halo behind her head.A ragged halo of smoky-blue cloud wraps round the intense silver glow.At the day's end, when everything cools down again, the halo disappears.Recognizing the voice, I immediately moved out of the halo of the marijuana smoke.
Origin halo (1500-1600) Latin halos, from Greek, circular area, ring
ha·lo nounChineseSyllable
is or often bright that Corpus shown above a circle


halo
halo /ˈheɪləʊ $ -loʊ/ noun (plural halos) [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: halos, from Greek, 'circular area, ring'
1. a bright circle that is often shown above or around the heads of holy people in religious art
2. a circle of light or something bright
    halo of
    a halo of sunlight
    a halo of blonde curls


haloBrE /ˈheɪləʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈheɪloʊ/ 🔊 noun (
plural
haloes
or
halos
)
(in paintings, etc.) a circle of light shown around or above the head of a holy person (绘画等中环绕圣人头上的)光环,光轮She played the part of an angel, complete with wings and a halo. 她扮演天使,身上的双翼和头上的光轮一应俱全。🔊🔊(figurative) a halo of white frizzy hair一圈白色鬈发(informal) = corona