invisible
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·vis·i·ble /ɪnˈvɪzəbəl/ ●●○ AWL adjective 1 SEEsomething that is invisible cannot be seen 看不见的 OPP visible The house was surrounded by trees, and invisible from the road. 这所房子树木环绕，从路上是看不见的。invisible to The plane is meant to be invisible to radar. 这飞机在雷达上应该监测不到。 Using a telescope, Galileo discovered stars that were invisible to the naked eye. 伽利略用望远镜发现了肉眼看不到的恒星。virtually/practically/almost etc invisible 几乎看不到2 not noticed, or not talked about 未意识到的；避而不谈的；无形的 There’s an invisible barrier that keeps women out of top jobs. 女性想进入职场高层存在着无形的障碍。3. invisible earnings/exports/trade etc BBBFmoney that is made from services and tourism rather than from products 无形收益/输出/贸易等 —invisibly adverb —invisibility /ɪnˌvɪzəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpus
invisible• Criminology, like crime control, tends to focus on males and marginalise females or render them invisible.• In fact, some of the most exciting transport architectures are invisible.• The gas is invisible but highly dangerous.• Word Perfect uses invisible codes for many different functions.• The pull of the invisible creature grew stronger.• Then he straightened and dusted invisible grains of dirt from the knees of his coveralls.• He nodded toward the distant ship. invisible in the darkness.• I stand up and begin to look for the invisible rung.• The space probe can photograph parts of the electronic spectrum that are invisible to the naked eye.virtually/practically/almost etc invisible• Galindo was left on the fringe of the sport, almost invisible.• Glover waited and then saw the man standing just inside the screen, almost invisible.• The ring is virtually invisible around the central cornea which is the critical area for clear vision.• The entrance to the Dark Cave is almost invisible but the chamber inside is large.• The downy chicks of terns and gulls are so patterned that they are almost invisible crouching on shingle.• A stream of laser light, almost invisible in the near-vacuum, played across the creature's head and glistening body.• Against their huge bulk, the pilgrims and mule toiling up the almost invisible pathways are tiny and humbled.• Outside the almost invisible windows, Earth and stars marched in a silent procession.in·vis·i·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
cannot be something seen that Corpus invisible is
invisible
in‧vis‧i‧ble AC /ɪnˈvɪzəbəl, ɪnˈvɪzɪbəl/
adjective
OPP visible:
The house was surrounded by trees, and invisible from the road.
invisible to
The plane is meant to be invisible to radar.
Using a telescope, Galileo discovered stars that were invisible to the naked eye.
virtually/practically/almost etc invisible
2. not noticed, or not talked about:
There’s an invisible barrier that keeps women out of top jobs.
3. invisible earnings/exports/trade etc money that is made from services and tourism rather than from products
—invisibly adverb
—invisibility /ɪnˌvɪzəˈbɪləti, ɪnˌvɪzɪˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
in‧vis‧i‧ble AC /ɪnˈvɪzəbəl, ɪnˈvɪzɪbəl/
adjective Word Family: noun: visibility ≠ invisibility; adverb: visibly ≠ invisibly; adjective: visible ≠ invisible
1. something that is invisible cannot be seen OPP visible:
invisible to
virtually/practically/almost etc invisible
2. not noticed, or not talked about:
3. invisible earnings/exports/trade etc money that is made from services and tourism rather than from products
—invisibly adverb
—invisibility /ɪnˌvɪzəˈbɪləti, ɪnˌvɪzɪˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]