haze

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haze1 /heɪz/ noun [singular, uncountable]  1  DNCLEAR/EASY TO SEE#smoke, dust, or mist in the air which is difficult to see through 烟雾，霾haze of a haze of cigarette smoke 香烟的烟雾 The sun was surrounded by a golden haze. 太阳被一片金色烟霞笼罩。2  CONFUSEDthe feeling of being very confused and unable to think clearly 懵懂，迷糊，迷惑 a drunken haze 酒醉时的迷糊

Examples from the Corpus

haze• The family is in a haze of shock and grief.• But by this time the Captain had grown used to living in a blue haze.• Of sand, surf and sea stretching for mile after mile after mile into the blue haze.• Little orange fires flickered, and gray shapes moved among the dull-green helicopters in the morning haze.• In the morning it looks like a smoky haze is hanging over the hills.• During the tight formation take-off his eyes were on Stefan and the Spitfire as they climbed to get on top of the haze.• There was a flash through the haze of dust as Ford knelt to fire the train.• Squinting through the haze, Sam tried to place him.

Related topics: College

haze2 verb [transitive]  1.American EnglishSECJOKE to play tricks on a new student or to make them do silly or dangerous things, as part of joining the school or a club at the school 戏弄〔新生，作为入学或入会仪式的一部分〕2 haze over phrasal verb CLEAR/EASY TO SEE#to become hazy 起雾 The sky hazed over. 天空泛起雾霭。 —hazing noun [uncountable] bizarre hazing rituals 古怪的捉弄仪式→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

haze• He was the third University of Texas student in nine years to die under suspicions of hazing.• And his meanings were hazed in a golden future.• There was a garden hazed over by sunlight and held in by a dome.• But it was all hazed over in endless mists of blue.• Censers burned, further hazing the air.Origin haze1 (1700-1800) Probably from hazy haze2 (1800-1900) Probably from haze “to frighten, punish” ((17-19 centuries)), from Old French haser

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haze¹ /heɪz/ noun [singular, uncountable]1. smoke, dust, or mist in the air which is difficult to see through
    haze of
    a haze of cigarette smoke
    The sun was surrounded by a golden haze.
2. the feeling of being very confused and unable to think clearly:
    a drunken haze
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ cloud noun [uncountable and countable] a white or grey mass in the sky that forms from very small drops of water: The storm was still a way off but black clouds were gathering. | Thick cloud obscured the top of the hill.
   ▪ fog noun [uncountable and countable] very thick cloud near the ground which is difficult to see through: The cars crashed into each other in thick fog. | The fog had lifted (=disappeared)slightly.
   ▪ mist noun [uncountable and countable] light cloud near the ground that makes it difficult for you to see very far. Mist is usually not as thick as fog. You often get mist near areas of water or mountains: The morning mist was lifting and the sun was coming up. | A grey mist hung over the water. | The hills were shrouded in mist (=surrounded by mist).
   ▪ haze noun [singular, uncountable] smoke, dust, or mist in the air which is difficult to see through: He saw the horses coming towards him through a haze of dust. | The road shimmered in the heat haze. | A pale blue haze hung over the far-off mountains.
   ▪ smog noun [uncountable and countable] dirty air that looks like a mixture of smoke and fog, caused by smoke from cars and factories in cities: The city is covered in smog for much of the year. | A smog warning was issued for parts of Southern Oregon.
   ▪ thundercloud noun [countable] a large dark cloud that you see before or during a storm: He watched the thunderclouds roll across the valley.
   ▪ vapour trail British English, vapor trail American English noun [countable] the white line that is left in the sky by a plane: High overhead, a jet left its vapour trail across the blue sky.

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haze² verb [transitive]American English to play tricks on a new student or to make them do silly or dangerous things, as part of joining the school or a club at the school
—hazing noun [uncountable]:
    bizarre hazing rituals
     
haze over phrasal verb
  to become hazy:
    The sky hazed over.