horizon
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ho·ri·zon /həˈraɪzən/ ●●○ noun 1 the horizon DNthe line far away where the land or sea seems to meet the sky 地平线on the horizon We could see a ship on the horizon. 我们能看见地平线上有一艘船。 ► Don’t say ‘in the horizon’. Say on the horizon.不要说 ‘in the horizon’. 而要说 on the horizon.2 horizons [plural]LIMIT the limit of your ideas, knowledge, and experience 〔思想、知识和经验的〕范围，界限；眼界broaden/expand somebody’s horizons a course of study that will broaden your horizons 一门能开阔眼界的课程3 on the horizon FUTUREto seem likely to happen in the future 将要发生 Business is good now, but there are a few problems on the horizon. 目前的生意很好，但有几个问题已初露端倪了。
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horizon• The three cave occupations spanned some 100,000 years with ten distinct cultural horizons.• Like millions of other women around the world, she has learned that work outside the home has expanded her horizons.• His vision was riveted to one vanishing point on a particular horizon, and that was the story of avant-garde art.• A blue screen blocks the horizon.• Their hearts might be heavy, but there's a glint on the horizon, a new sun rising.• The fliers knew there was a spoiler on the horizon, knew that delay might open a window of opportunity for others.• An hour and there was a speck of yellow on the horizon as tiny as an aphid.• The horizon will be strangely close because of the small radius of the body, only a few kilometers.Origin horizon (1300-1400) Late Latin Greek, from horizein “to limit”ho·ri·zon nounChineseSyllable
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horizon
ho‧ri‧zon /həˈraɪzən/
noun
on the horizon
We could see a ship on the horizon.
► Do not say ‘in the horizon’. Say on the horizon.
2. horizons [plural] the limit of your ideas, knowledge, and experience
broaden/expand sb’s horizons
a course of study that will broaden your horizons
3. on the horizon to seem likely to happen in the future:
Business is good now, but there are a few problems on the horizon.
ho‧ri‧zon /həˈraɪzən/
noun Date: 1300-1400
Language: Late Latin
Origin: Greek, from horizein 'to limit'
1. the horizon the line far away where the land or sea seems to meet the skyLanguage: Late Latin
Origin: Greek, from horizein 'to limit'
on the horizon
► Do not say ‘in the horizon’. Say on the horizon.
2. horizons [plural] the limit of your ideas, knowledge, and experience
broaden/expand sb’s horizons
3. on the horizon to seem likely to happen in the future:
