fog
/ˈfɑɡ/KK
變化形
fogs
1.
霧
由許多微小水滴或冰晶懸浮在近地面空氣中形成的現象,會使視線變得模糊、能見度降低。
用法:常搭配介系詞「in」表示「在霧中」,例如「開車時遇到濃霧」。
Thick fog made some flights late at Taoyuan Airport this morning.
今天早上,濃霧讓桃園機場的一些班機晚到。
Drive slowly in the fog and keep a safe distance from the car ahead.
在霧中開車要放慢速度,並和前車保持安全距離。
2.
迷惘;混亂狀態
指思緒不清楚、難以理解或做決定的心理狀態。
用法:「in a fog」通常表示暫時頭腦昏沉或思緒混亂,不一定是嚴重的健康問題。
After studying all night, I was in a fog during the first class.
熬夜讀書後,我第一節課時腦袋一片混亂。
The confusing directions left the new students in a fog.
令人困惑的指示讓新生一頭霧水。
常見錯誤
There has a lot of fog this morning.
There is a lot of fog this morning.
We drove carefully under the fog.
We drove carefully in the fog.
The fog is very big today.
The fog is very thick today.
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學習提示
・談天氣時,「thick fog」和「dense fog」都很常用;前者較日常,後者常見於交通或氣象報導。
・「fog」可指實際的霧,也可比喻腦袋昏沉、思緒混亂。
・若指鏡子或眼鏡因水氣變模糊,較常用片語「fog up」,而不是直接用 fog。