Oasis
[ o'esɪs ]
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n. （沙漠中的）绿洲;（困苦中）令人快慰的地方（或时刻）;乐土，宜人之地;慰藉物;
📝 例句
Mr. Cremona's barbershop was an oasis of beauty and good will.
老克的理发店恍如一块美丽亲善的绿洲。
The town was an oasis of prosperity in a desert of poverty.
该镇是贫穷荒漠中的一块繁荣的"绿洲"。
This desert of unattractiveness has its oasis.
在这一片枯燥无味的沙漠上，也有一座绿洲。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ o-拼音“哦”,as-好象,is-是:哦,好象是绿洲
※ basis-基础,oasis-绿洲:绿洲是沙漠生活的基础
※ oa-office automation办公自动化软件,sis-sister姐姐:会办公自动化软件OA的姐姐在绿洲找到一个好工作
📖 牛津释义
oasis
n
(pl oases )
1 fertile place, with water and trees, in a desert （沙漠中的）绿洲.
2 (fig 比喻) experience, place, etc which is pleasant in the middle of sth unpleasant, dull, etc （在枯燥、 厌恶等事物中）使人感到愉快的事、 地方等
The study was an oasis of calm in a noisy household. 在喧闹的家中, 书房可谓宁静之一隅.
🔁 扩展释义
*[әu'eisis]n. 绿洲, 舒适的地方【医】 绿洲(沙漠中), 健岛(病变区中的健康组织)
📖 同为「公共英语」词汇
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thank you very much.
十分感激你。
When the fruit is scarcest, its taste is sweetest.
物以稀为贵。
It was a Sunday in May. My brother and I had decided to go off for a long walk while we were staying with my grandparents in the French countryside.
5月的一个星期天，我和弟弟决定去远足。当时我们住在法国乡下的祖父母家中。