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IELTS BNC: 4784 COCA: 5967

mist

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 mist /ˈmɪst/ noun
plural mists
1 mist
/ˈmɪst/
noun
plural mists
Learner's definition of MIST
: water in the form of very small drops floating in the air or falling as rain薄雾
[noncount]
[count]
[count] : a stream of liquid in the form of very small drops : a fine spray雾气
[count] : something that makes understanding difficult迷雾

lost in the mists of time

◊ Something lost in the mists of time is forgotten because it happened long ago.因时间久远而淡忘
2 mist /ˈmɪst/ verb
mists; misted; misting
2 mist
/ˈmɪst/
verb
mists; misted; misting
Learner's definition of MIST
[no object]
: to become covered with very small drops of water蒙上水汽usually + up
of a person's eyes : to fill with tears(眼睛)泪水模糊
usually + over or up
[+ object]
: to cover (something) with mist使蒙上雾
: to spray (something) with very small drops of water喷雾
[no object] : to rain very lightly下毛毛细雨
IELTS BNC: 4784 COCA: 5967

mist

1 of 2

noun

1
: water in the form of particles floating or falling in the atmosphere at or near the surface of the earth and approaching the form of rain
2
: something that obscures understanding
mists of antiquity
3
: a film before the eyes
4
a
: a cloud of small particles or objects suggestive of a mist
b
: a suspension of a finely divided liquid in a gas
c
: a fine spray
5
: a drink of liquor served over cracked ice

mist

2 of 2

verb

misted; misting; mists

intransitive verb

1
: to be or become misty
2
: to become moist or blurred

transitive verb

: to cover or spray with or convert to mist

Example Sentences

Noun We could barely see the shore through the mist. The hills were veiled in a fine mist. an issue clouded by mists of confusion Verb The plant should be misted regularly. It was misting when we arrived.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The definition of a hybrid product, this little red bottle is home to both an invigorating scent and a skin mist. Hannah Coates, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2022 Essentially, CanSino takes the liquid used in its injectable vaccines and turns the solution into a mist with a device called a nebulizer. Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 Some scientists have speculated that bats could be vaccinated during hibernation, perhaps with a fine mist or with a gel that could be transferred from bat to bat, Chipman said. Fox News, 26 Aug. 2022 The Obama administration identified the main poison as sarin, a liquid nerve agent that vaporizes into a deadly mist that human skin can quickly absorb. New York Times, 4 May 2022 Cement walls crumbled into pieces; window glass shattered into a mist that left people cut and bloodied in their apartments. Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2022 The show ran for only 16 performances, but Ms. Howes received a Tony nomination for best actress as Fiona, who lives in a mysterious Scottish village that appears for one day every 100 years before disappearing into the mist. Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2021 Anything stifling your self-expression should finally dissolve into the mist today, as elusive Neptune leaves his five-month retrograde through your creative sector. Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 1 Dec. 2021 The next minute, Bellinger was walloping the ball far and high into the gathering mist, and Betts was driving the ball into a deep and unattended patch of green, and the grand old stadium was shaking at its core. Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2021
Verb
Simply mist this detangler throughout your hair while damp, and run your fingers or a comb through the ends. Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 For larger stains, use a spray bottle to mist the area with hydrogen peroxide. Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2022 For a subtle sweat effect that stops short of being quite as sopping as Kim Kardashian’s at the 2019 Met Gala, liberally mist the crown of the head with a styling primer and scrape hair back with fingers to add texture. Amber Kallor, WSJ, 26 July 2022 Put the absinthe in a small spray bottle and mist the interior of the glass with a couple of sprays. Maureen Mackey, Fox News, 19 June 2022 This resort also just launched a series of wellness retreats that focus on reconnecting with nature—think meditating with wellness experts as the whales mist the air above the waves. Diana Spechler, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2022 For maximum volume that lasts all day, mist your style with Kérastase Laque Noire Hair Spray. ELLE, 2 Mar. 2022 Lightly mist your hair with TRESemmé Flawless Curls Refresher Spray to activate your curls. Natasha Silva-jelly, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Nov. 2021 Lift sections of your hair, then mist the spray upwards from below the section and use your fingers to tease a bit of volume near the crown. Elle Turner, Allure, 11 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle Dutch mist mist, Greek omichlē

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mist was before the 12th century
IELTS BNC: 4784 COCA: 5967
mist

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + MIST | MIST + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEdense, heavy, thick濃霧;大霧A heavy mist rolled over the fields.原野上大霧瀰漫。faint, fine, light, slight, thin細霧;輕霧;薄霧swirling盤旋瀰漫的霧hazy朦朧的薄霧cold, cool冰冷的霧氣;冷霧grey/gray, red, white灰霧;紅霧;白霧There was a red mist in front of his eyes.他眼前籠罩着一層紅霧。dawn, evening, morning黎明時的/傍晚的/早晨的薄霧an early morning mist清晨的薄霧autumn (especially BrE) 秋天的薄霧sea海上的霧氣VERB + MISTbe covered in, be shrouded in被薄霧覆蓋着;被薄霧籠罩着The mountain was covered in a thick mist.大山被濃霧籠罩。disappear into, vanish in, vanish into消失在霧中The little town had vanished in the mist.小城已消失在霧中。emerge from, loom out of (especially BrE) 從霧中出現;從霧中隱約地浮現出來A figure emerged from the mist.一個人影從霧中現身。break through, shine through衝破霧氣;透過霧氣照耀Soon the sun would break through the mist.不久,太陽就會破霧而出。peer into, peer through透過霧氣費力地看be lost in (figurative) 湮沒在迷霧中The origins of language are lost in the mists of time.語言的起源由於年代久遠而無法考證。MIST + VERBcover sth, hang, hover, lie, surround sb/sth霧氣籠罩⋯;霧氣瀰漫A faint mist hung over the valley.山谷上空籠罩着薄霧。come down, descend霧氣向下瀰漫When the mist descends it comes quickly and covers everything.霧氣向下瀰漫時來得很快,瞬間遮住了一切。clear, lift霧氣消散The mist had cleared by mid-morning.上午九十點鐘時霧就已經散了。drift, float, rise, roll, swirl霧氣飄蕩/飄浮/升騰/翻滾/盤旋瀰漫A fine mist floated over the fields.田野上空飄浮着一層薄霧。a swirling mist盤旋瀰漫的霧氣a thin mist rising from the river河面上升起的薄霧cling to sth霧氣縈繞於⋯不散Early morning mist still clung to the hollows.晨霧仍在山谷中縈繞不散。fill sth霧氣佈滿⋯cover sth, hide sth, obscure sth, shroud sth霧氣遮蔽住⋯;薄霧籠罩⋯A white mist obscured the top of the hill.白霧遮住了山頭。PREPOSITIONin the mist, into the mist在霧中;進入霧中It was hard to make out the path in the mist.在霧中很難辨認出小路來。through the mist透過霧氣The house was scarcely visible through the mist.在霧中幾乎看不見那所房子。mist over⋯上的霧氣the mist over the lake湖上的霧氣PHRASESa curtain of mist, a veil of mist一層薄霧

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