horizon

英 [həˈraɪzn]

美 [həˈraɪzn]

n.  地平线; (欲望、知识或兴趣的)范围，眼界

复数：horizons　

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Collins.2 / BNC.3831 / COCA.3113

习惯用语

n.

on the horizon
• 很可能即将发生；已露端倪
  likely to happen soon
• There's trouble looming on the horizon.
  可能快要出事了。

牛津词典

noun

• 地平线
  the furthest that you can see, where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea
  1. The sun sank below the horizon.
     太阳落到了地平线下。
  2. A ship appeared on the horizon.
     一艘船出现在地平线上。
• （欲望、知识或兴趣的）范围，眼界
  the limit of your desires, knowledge or interests
  1. She wanted to travel to broaden her horizons .
     她想旅行，以开阔眼界。
  2. The company needs new horizons now.
     公司现在需要开拓新的领域。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 地平线
  The horizonis the line in the far distance where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea.
  1. A grey smudge appeared on the horizon. That must be Calais, thought Fay...
     一个模糊的灰影出现在地平线上。那里一定是加来，法伊心想。
  2. The sun had already sunk below the horizon.
     太阳已经落到了地平线下面。
• N-COUNT 范围;眼界;见识
  Yourhorizonsare the limits of what you want to do or of what you are interested or involved in.
  1. As your horizons expand, these new ideas can give a whole new meaning to life...
     随着眼界不断开阔，这些新观念会为生活赋予全新的意义。
  2. By embracing other cultures and genres, we actually broaden our horizons, rather than narrow any existing ones.
     通过接纳其他文化和体裁，我们实际上拓宽了领域，而不是让现有的范围变得狭窄。
• PHRASE 已露端倪的;即将发生的
  If something ison the horizon, it is almost certainly going to happen or be done quite soon.
  1. With breast cancer, as with many common diseases, there is no obvious breakthrough on the horizon...
     对乳腺癌等很多常见疾病来说，目前还看不到有明显的突破。
  2. Suddenly, with war on the horizon, the army seemed in danger of disintegration...
     随着战争即将爆发，军队似乎突然面临分崩离析的危险。
  3. There are glimmers of hope on the horizon.
     就快看见希望的曙光了。

英英释义

noun

• the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
  1. It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge
  Synonym:viewpurview
• the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
  Synonym:apparent horizonvisible horizonsensible horizonskyline
• the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth
  Synonym:celestial horizon
• a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land

双语例句

• With breast cancer, as with many common diseases, there is no obvious breakthrough on the horizon
  对乳腺癌等很多常见疾病来说，目前还看不到有明显的突破。
• Suddenly, with war on the horizon, the army seemed in danger of disintegration
  随着战争即将爆发，军队似乎突然面临分崩离析的危险。
• Johnson's smashing victory in 1964 changed the political horizon substantially.
  1964年约翰逊的大获成功给政界带来了翻天覆地的变化。
• The sun had already sunk below the horizon
  太阳已经落到了地平线以下。
• Ocean melts into the sky at the horizon.
  地平线上，海天一色。
• A white sail moves along the horizon.
  一片白帆沿着天边移动。
• He squinted his eyes as though he were studying an object on the horizon.
  他眯起眼睛，就好像在端详地平线上的某一物体。
• With the aid of a telescope a ship could be made out on the horizon.
  借助望远镜可以看出在地平线上有一只船。
• A grey smudge appeared on the horizon. That must be Calais, thought Fay
  一个模糊的灰影出现在地平线上。那里一定是加来，法伊心想。
• She trained her binoculars on the horizon
  她将双筒望远镜对准地平线。