oasis

英 [əʊˈeɪsɪs]

美 [oʊˈeɪsɪs]

n.  (沙漠中的)绿洲; (困苦中)令人快慰的地方(或时刻); 乐土; 乐事

复数：oases　

IELTSGRETEM8医学

Collins.1 / BNC.11579 / COCA.10318

牛津词典

noun

• （沙漠中的）绿洲
  an area in the desert where there is water and where plants grow
• （困苦中）令人快慰的地方（或时刻）；乐土；乐事
  a pleasant place or period of time in the middle of sth unpleasant or difficult
  1. an oasis of calm
     宁静的一刻
  2. a green oasis in the heart of the city
     都市中心的绿茵

柯林斯词典

• （沙漠中的）绿洲
  Anoasisis a small area in a desert where water and plants are found.
• N-COUNT （恶劣环境中的）宜人之地，乐土；（不愉快情形下的）开心之时，乐事
  You can refer to a pleasant place or situation as anoasiswhen it is surrounded by unpleasant ones.
  1. The immaculately tended gardens are an oasis in the midst of Cairo's urban sprawl.
     在开罗不断扩张的都市版图内，这些被悉心照料的花园成了一片世外桃源。

英英释义

noun

• a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
  Synonym:haven
• a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)

双语例句

• Turpan was one of the important oasis towns on this caravan route.
  吐鲁番是大篷车队旅行路线上一个重要的绿州城。
• 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”。
• Large areas of the endless desert and oasis, the formation of a unique natural landscape.
  一望无际的沙漠和大片绿洲，形成了独特的自然风貌。
• Finally I've found an oasis!
  我终于找到了一片绿洲！
• A survivor of the Western business passenger fled from the desert to oasis.
  一个死里逃生的西域商客从沙漠中逃到绿洲。
• It hovered before his eyes like the mirage of an oasis.
  它在他眼前晃动，好像海市蜃楼里的绿洲。
• The housing estate will become a cultural oasis.
  小区将成为文化绿洲。
• The immaculately tended gardens are an oasis in the midst of Cairo's urban sprawl.
  在开罗不断扩张的都市版图内，这些被悉心照料的花园成了一片世外桃源。
• Effects of different irrigation norms on yield and eco-physiological indices of potato were studied on oasis in northwest China.
  在西北绿洲生态条件下，研究了不同灌水处理对马铃薯产量及生态生理指标的影响。
• For just one dollar, you can see the oasis in the desert.
  只需一元，你就能看到沙漠中的绿洲。