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

• This suggests they do not feel safe in the last loyalist stronghold, the oasis of Sebha.
  这表明他们在赛布哈的绿洲&效忠派最后的要塞，并没有感到安全。
• You are the oasis in my heart!
  你是我心中永远的绿洲！
• Finally I've found an oasis!
  我终于找到了一片绿洲！
• 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”。
• Ningxia Campagna is our country oasis one of main distributinging areas.
  宁夏平原是我国绿洲主要分布地区之一。
• This paper analyses the progress of Chinese oasis agriculture in history and the effect of agricultural exploitation to ecological environment.
  本文论述了历史时期我国绿洲农业开发的基本进程，分析了农业开发对生态环境的影响。
• 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。
• With a thriving tourist Industry, the small town was an oasis of prosperity in a desert of poverty.
  因旅游业而兴旺起来的这个小镇成为贫困荒芜地区中的一个繁荣的小绿洲了。
• Study on Oasis Farming System Emergy Analysis and Sustainable Development in Yanqi Basin
  焉耆盆地绿洲种植业系统能值分析及可持续发展研究
• In the bustling cities, an oasis awaits the trader and traveler.
  在喧闹的城市里，一片绿洲正等待着商人和旅客的光临。