misty
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mist·y /ˈmɪsti/ ●●○ adjective 1 DNmisty weather is weather with a lot of mist 多雾的 a cold, misty morning 一个雾蒙蒙的寒冷早晨2 literaryCRY if your eyes are misty, they are full of tears, especially because you are remembering a time in the past 〔尤因回忆起过去而〕眼睛充满泪水的，泪眼模糊的 He paused, his eyes growing misty. 他停顿了一下，双眼变得模糊起来。 Whenever Maria sees a picture of her mother, she gets misty-eyed. 玛丽亚每次看到她母亲的照片都会泪眼模糊。3 CLEAR/EASY TO SEEnot clear or bright 不清楚的，蒙眬的，模糊的 SYN vague Without my glasses everything is just a misty blur. 我如果不戴眼镜，看什么都是模模糊糊的。
Examples from the Corpus
misty• Toward evening, the weather turned and, as they approached the dock, the sky was gray and misty.• It was still misty but the sun was gathering strength and the mist had acquired a pearly hue promising better things.• Descents from Moughton need care in misty conditions.• As we walked out of the house, we looked back one more time, a little misty-eyed• She had fallen asleep, her mouth against the window, steaming it in a perspiration of misty gray film.• The Galaxy was high in the sky and its misty lens shape stretched lazily from horizon to horizon.• Becoming misty overnight with fog over the hills.• Misty people in overcoats stood against the wall.• We had misty rain as we started out but the sun came out just as we got to the rapids.• It was a gray and misty spring morning.mist·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
lot weather mist a Corpus misty with is of weather
misty
mist‧y /ˈmɪsti/
adjective
1. misty weather is weather with a lot of mist:
a cold, misty morning
2. literary if your eyes are misty, they are full of tears, especially because you are remembering a time in the past:
He paused, his eyes growing misty.
Whenever Maria sees a picture of her mother, she gets misty-eyed.
3. not clear or bright
SYN vague:
Without my glasses everything is just a misty blur.
▪ cloudy with a lot of clouds: The weather was cold and cloudy. | cloudy skies
▪grey (also gray American English) grey in colour, because there are dark clouds – used especially in written descriptions: Mary looked out at the cold grey sky.
▪overcast dark and completely covered with clouds: a chilly overcast day
▪leaden literary a leaden sky is grey and full of dark clouds: Snow fell from a leaden sky.
▪gloomy dark and cloudy, in a depressing way: The gloomy weather shows no sign of improving.
▪foggy with thick low cloud that is difficult to see through. You use foggy especially about low-lying places: a foggy day in London in November
▪misty with light low cloud that is difficult to see through. You use misty especially about places that are next to water or in the mountains: a cold misty morning
▪hazy with air that looks cloudy, because there is smoke, dust, or mist in it: hazy sunshine
mist‧y /ˈmɪsti/
adjective1. misty weather is weather with a lot of mist:
2. literary if your eyes are misty, they are full of tears, especially because you are remembering a time in the past:
3. not clear or bright
SYN vague:
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