单词 | mystery |
释义 | mystery nounadjective | verb + mystery | mystery + verb | mystery + noun | preposition | phrases adjective➤big, great极大的谜团◆how the disease started is one of medicine's great mysteries.这种病的起因是医学上的一大未解之谜。➤little, minor, small小疑团;小谜团◆one of life's little mysteries人生的小谜团之一➤complete, total完全不可思议的事;百思不解之谜◆she was a total mystery to him despite their long association.尽管已经交往很长时间了,但对他而言,她还完全是个谜。➤whole整个谜团◆he had found the clue to unlock the whole mystery他已经找到了解开整个谜团的线索。➤certain某种神秘感◆her blue eyes had a certain mystery.她的蓝眼睛带有一种神秘感。➤genuine, real真正的谜团➤central主要的疑团◆the central mystery of the story故事的主要疑点➤deep, profound极大的神秘感◆a place of deep mystery and enchantment极为神秘而迷人的地方➤enduring, eternal, long-standing长久的未解之谜;永恒的谜团;由来已久的谜团➤ancient古老的谜➤dark可怕的谜➤intriguing引人入胜的谜团➤impenetrable, unfathomable不可测知的/深不可测的谜团➤insoluble, unsolvable (especially name) 无法解开的谜团▸➤unexplained, unsolved未解之谜➤divine, religious, sacred上天的/宗教的/神圣的秘密仪式➤scientific科学之谜➤detective, murder侦探小说;凶杀推理小说◆he is the author of several murder mysteries.他写有几部凶杀推理小说。verb + mystery➤be, present (sb with), remain是个谜;(对某人)呈现出神秘感;仍然是个谜◆how these insects actually communicate presents something of a mystery.这些昆虫究竟怎样传递信息可以说还是个谜。➤have, hold具有神秘感;藏有谜团◆it was easy to believe that the house held some great mystery.人们很容易相信这所房子藏有某个极大的谜团。➤be cloaked in, be shrouded in笼罩在神秘中;神秘莫测◆the whole incident was shrouded in mystery.整个事件笼罩着一层神秘色彩。➤deepen加深神秘感◆the silence has deepened the mystery surrounding his work.沉默使他的工作更富神秘感。➤lose失去神秘感◆air travel has lost much of its mystery.空中旅行的神秘感已消退大半。➤retain保持神秘感➤clear up, crack, discover, explain, figure out, piece together, resolve, solve, uncover, unlock, unravel, unveil使神秘之事真相大白;破解谜局;解谜;一点点揭开谜团;解开谜局;揭开神秘面纱◆the police are close to solving the mystery of the missing murder weapon.警方很快就会揭开凶器失踪之谜。➤shed light on, throw light on对揭示谜团有帮助◆the witness could shed no light on the mystery of the deceased's identity.目击者对揭开死者身分之谜没什么帮助。➤explore, fathom, grapple with, penetrate, probe, understand探索奥秘;努力破解谜团;洞察奥秘;探究奥秘;参透奥秘◆her poetry attempts to penetrate the dark mystery of death.她的诗歌试图探索死亡的玄妙奥秘。➤contemplate, ponder, ponder on思索⋯的奥秘◆she pondered the mystery of the disappearing thief.她反复琢磨为什么那个窃贼踪影全无。mystery + verb➤remain神秘依旧◆mystery remains over who will star in the film.谁将主演该影片仍然是个谜。➤deepen疑团愈发难解◆the mystery deepened when the police's only suspect was found murdered.警方唯一的嫌疑人被杀了,这个案子变得更加扑朔迷离。➤unfold, unravel谜团展开;迷雾散去➤involve sb/sth奥秘牵涉⋯➤surround sth围绕⋯的谜团◆the mystery surrounding her resignation她的辞职之谜mystery + noun➤man, woman神秘男子/女子◆their suspect was a mystery man: a quiet, happily married man with no enemies.他们确定的嫌疑人是一个神秘男子:一个性格安静、婚姻幸福、没有仇人的男子。➤caller, guest神秘的来访者/客人➤shopper神秘顾客(指假扮成顾客的匿名评议员)➤benefactor (especially bre) 神秘的捐助人➤bidder, buyer (both especially bre) 神秘的出价人/买家➤prize (bre) 神秘的奖品▸➤tour (bre) (未告知目的地的)神秘之旅▸➤bug, disease, illness, virus (all especially bre) 神秘病菌;神秘疾病;莫名的不舒服;神秘病毒➤novel, story, thriller悬疑小说;神秘故事;推理惊险小说preposition➤mystery about关于⋯的谜团◆there's a bit of a mystery about this child.这孩子让人觉着有点儿难以捉摸。➤mystery as to关于⋯之谜◆it remains a mystery as to where he was buried.他的埋葬地至今仍是个谜。➤mystery to对⋯是个谜◆my sister is a complete mystery to me.姐姐对我来说完全是个谜。phrases➤an air of mystery, an aura of mystery神秘气氛◆wearing dark glasses gives him an air of mystery.戴墨镜赋予他一种神秘感。➤something of a mystery有点儿神秘▸➤take the mystery out of sth解开⋯之谜◆modern weather forecasts try to take the mystery out of meteorology.现代天气预报试图揭开气象学的神秘面纱。 mystery nounmystery ♦︎ problem ♦︎ paradox ♦︎ puzzle ♦︎ enigma ♦︎ secretthese are all words for sth that is difficult to understand or explain.这些词均表示神秘的事物、不可理解之事、不解之谜。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆a mystery / paradox / puzzle about sth◆a mystery / puzzle / enigma to sb◆a great mystery / problem / paradox / puzzle / enigma◆to solve a mystery / a problem / a puzzle / an enigma◆to explain a mystery / a problem / a paradox / the secrets of sth◆to remain a mystery / a problem / a puzzle / an enigma◆to explore the mysteries / problem / secrets of sth◆something of a mystery / a paradox / a puzzle / an enigma■ mystery /mɪstri/ [countable] something that is difficult to understand or explain; a person or thing that is strange and interesting because you do not know much about them/it神秘的事物;不可理解之事;不解之谜;陌生而有趣的人(或事物)◆the police are close to solving the mystery of the missing murder weapon.警方就要揭开凶器不翼而飞之谜了。◆it's a complete mystery to me why they chose him.我完全无法理解他们为什么选了他。◆he's a bit of a mystery.他这个人有点儿神秘。ⓘ mystery is often used like an adjective before another noun to describe sb/sth that is unknown, strange or unexplained. * mystery 常像形容词一样用在另一个名词前,描述未知、陌生或不可理解的人或事物◆a mystery man / woman神秘的男人/女人◆a mystery caller神秘来客◆a mystery disease / illness / virus未知的疾病/病毒 ➡ see also mysterious → strange 1 ■ problem [countable] a question that must be answered by using logical thought or mathematics逻辑题;数学题◆a mathematical / philosophical problem数学题;哲学问题◆this is one of the great problems of cosmology: where did the overall structure of the universe come from?以下是宇宙学的一个重大问题:宇宙的总体结构源自何处?■ paradox /pærədɒks; name pærədɑːks/ [countable] a person, thing or situation that has two opposite features and seems strange or difficult to understand矛盾的人(或事物、情况)◆he was a paradox-a loner who loved to chat to strangers.他真是个矛盾体,生性孤僻却又喜欢和陌生人攀谈。◆it's a curious paradox that professional comedians often have unhappy personal lives.这真是个奇怪的矛盾现象 - 职业喜剧演员的私人生活往往并不快乐。▸ paradoxical adjective◆it is paradoxical that some of the poorest people live in some of the richest areas of the country.某些最贫穷的人却住在这个国家最富裕的一些地区,这似乎很矛盾。■ puzzle [countable, usually singular] something that is difficult to understand or to explain神秘的事物;不可理解之事;不解之谜◆there is a puzzle about how the plant first came to britain.这种植物最初如何传入英国还不清楚。◆another piece of the puzzle fell into place.谜团的另一部份也清晰起来。 ➡ see also puzzling → confusing ■ enigma /ɪnɪgmə/ [countable] a person, thing or situation that seems strange and is difficult to understand神秘的人;费解的事物;令人困惑的处境◆the tower presents an enigma. how old is it? who built it?这座塔是个难解之谜 - 它的历史有多长?建造者是谁?▸ enigmatic /enɪgmætɪk/ adjective◆he gave an enigmatic smile.他露出了神秘的微笑。note 辨析 mystery, puzzle or enigma?a puzzle always has a solution, if only you can work it out, usually by collecting evidence and thinking logically about it. a mystery may have a solution that can be found in this way, or it may be more puzzling than this and deal with wider and deeper issues. * puzzle 只要破解就会有答案,破解的方法通常是收集证据并进行逻辑思考。 mystery 也许有答案,可以用前述的方法找到,或者更加令人困惑,涉及更广更深的问题◆the mysteries of life / death / science生命/死亡/科学之谜◆the puzzles of life/death/science an enigma is usually sth that can never be solved because the evidence does not exist and/or it is too complicated a matter for logical thought to solve on its own. * enigma 通常指永远解不开的谜,因为证据不存在,或者问题太复杂,单凭逻辑思考无力破解。■ secret [countable, usually plural] something that is not yet fully understood or that is difficult to understand奥秘;奥妙◆they hope to unlock the secrets of the universe.他们希望破解宇宙的奥秘。mystery /mɪstri/ [countable] something that is difficult to understand or explain; a person or thing that is strange and interesting because you do not know much about them/it神秘的事物;不可理解之事;不解之谜;陌生而有趣的人(或事物)◆the police are close to solving the mystery of the missing murder weapon.警方就要揭开凶器不翼而飞之谜了。◆it's a complete mystery to me why they chose him.我完全无法理解他们为什么选了他。◆he's a bit of a mystery.他这个人有点儿神秘。ⓘ mystery is often used like an adjective before another noun to describe sb/sth that is unknown, strange or unexplained. * mystery 常像形容词一样用在另一个名词前,描述未知、陌生或不可理解的人或事物◆a mystery man / woman神秘的男人/女人◆a mystery caller神秘来客◆a mystery disease / illness / virus未知的疾病/病毒 ➡ see also mysterious → strange 1 mystery/ˈmɪstri ||; ˈmɪstrɪ/noun (plural mysteries) 1. [c] a thing that you cannot understand or explain 难以理解或无法解释的事物;神秘的事物: ◇the cause of the accident is a complete mystery. 那宗意外的起因完全是个谜。◇ it's a mystery to me what my daughter sees in her boyfriend. 我想不通女儿究竟看上她男朋友什么。 2. [u] the quality of being strange and secret and full of things that are difficult to explain 神秘;神秘感: ◇there's a lot of mystery surrounding this case. 这个案件有很多悬疑的地方。 3. [c] a story, film or play in which crimes or strange events are only explained at the end 疑案作品;推理作品mysterysee ⇨ mysterious 3 • • •• ⇨ be a mystery• ⇨ be a mystery to me/be beyond me/beats me• ⇨ be shrouded/veiled in mystery mys·te·ry /`mɪstərɪ; ˈmɪstəri/n 1. [c] something that is difficult to explain or understand 神秘的事,难以解释[理解]的事,谜:◇the location of the stolen money remains a mystery. 被盗的钱仍然下落不明。◇it's a mystery to me how she got the job. 她是如何得到那份工作的,对我来说是一个谜。 2. [c] a story, especially about a murder, in which events are not explained until the end [尤指关于谋杀的]侦探小说:◇the sherlock holmes mystery stories 夏洛克·福尔摩斯的侦探故事 3. [u] a quality that makes someone or something seem strange, interesting, and difficult to explain or understand 神秘(性); 奥妙:◇the dark glasses gave her an air of mystery. 墨镜给她增添了几分神秘感。 ☞ mystery |
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