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

• 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。
• 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。
• Desert ecosystem is the material and ecological base of artificial oasis in Xinjiang.
  荒漠生态系统是建立新疆平原人工绿洲生态系统的物质基础和生态基础。
• Finally I've found an oasis!
  我终于找到了一片绿洲！
• Turpan was one of the important oasis towns on this caravan route.
  吐鲁番是大篷车队旅行路线上一个重要的绿州城。
• A survivor of the Western business passenger fled from the desert to oasis.
  一个死里逃生的西域商客从沙漠中逃到绿洲。
• Yanqing is the green screen and ecological oasis in northwest Beijing and the real back yard garden of Beijing.
  延庆是北京西北绿色屏障和生态绿洲，也是名副其实的北京后花园。
• 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”。
• It is the basis of quantitative research on the capacity of oasis systems to develop the appraising index system.
  构建绿洲系统承载力评价指标体系是定量研究绿洲系统承载力的基础。
• Large areas of the endless desert and oasis, the formation of a unique natural landscape.
  一望无际的沙漠和大片绿洲，形成了独特的自然风貌。