foggy

英 ['fɒgɪ]美 ['fɔɡi]
  • adj. 有雾的；模糊的，朦胧的
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中文词源

foggy 有雾的

来自fog,雾。

英文词源

foggy (adj.)
1540s, of the air, "full of thick mist," perhaps from a Scandinavian source, or formed from fog (n.1) + -y (2). Foggy Bottom "U.S. Department of State," is from the name of a marshy region of Washington, D.C., where many federal buildings are (also with a suggestion of political murkiness) popularized 1947 by James Reston in "New York Times," but he said it had been used earlier by Edward Folliard of "The Washington Post."

双语例句

1. It was now the middle of November, cold and often foggy.
现在是11月中旬，天气寒冷而且经常有雾。
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2. The foggy streets were virtually empty, except for the occasional evening stroller.
除了偶尔一两个傍晚出来散步的人，雾蒙蒙的街上空荡荡的。
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3. It's quite foggy now.
现在雾很大。
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4. In this weather the cliff face was a foggy drop into infinity.
在这种天气条件下,雾蒙蒙的悬崖隐入广漠无限之中.
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5. When it's foggy, the trains are late as often as not.
雾大时, 火车往往晚点.
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