oases是什么意思？

oases

英[əʊ'eɪsi:z] 美[oʊ'eɪsiz]

• n. （沙漠中的）绿洲( oasis的名词复数 )，（困苦中）令人快慰的地方（或时刻），乐土，乐事；

例句

• The road went through several oases in the desert. 这条路通过沙漠中的几片绿洲.
• Where underground water comes to the surface, there are oases. 地下水流到地表的地方, 就成为了绿洲.
• There was a hundred miles between the two oases. 这两片绿洲间有一百英里.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  （沙漠中的）绿洲
  An oasis is 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 an oasis when it is surrounded by unpleasant ones.
  例句
  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。