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

• 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。
• Love is an oasis on a boundless desert which gives a tired walker strength and hope.
  爱是无边沙漠中的一片绿洲，它能给那些疲惫的旅行者以力量和希望。
• 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。
• Well, we've managed to avoid the armadillos and now we're at the oasis.
  好了，我们已经设法避开犰狳，到了绿洲餐馆了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Dunhuang was a desert oasis and an important town on the Silk Road in ancient times.
  敦煌是古代丝绸之路上的沙漠绿洲和重要城镇。
• This paper analyses the progress of Chinese oasis agriculture in history and the effect of agricultural exploitation to ecological environment.
  本文论述了历史时期我国绿洲农业开发的基本进程，分析了农业开发对生态环境的影响。
• This will include support for existing and emerging security technologies from such organizations as W3C and OASIS.
  这要包括支持如W3C和OASIS这样的机构提供的现有的和新兴的安全性技术。