miasmas

英 [mɪˈæzməz] 美 [miˈæzməz]

n.  污浊难闻的空气
miasma的复数



柯林斯词典

  1. N-VAR 难闻的气体;瘴气
    You can describe something bad or confused that seems to be in the air all around you as a miasma .
    1. As time went on, his ambition to be part of the US Supreme Court faded in a miasma of alcohol and despair.
      随着时间的推移,他跻身美国最高法院的雄心壮志在弥漫着酒精和绝望气息的乌烟瘴气中消失殆尽。

双语例句

  1. The miasmas, darkness, horror lay behind him.
    腐烂的气息、黑暗、恐怖已在他的后面。
  2. Driving on the Yunnan-Burma Road, everybody must overcome the four dangers of miasmas and pernicious malaria, heavy rain and mud, dangerous road conditions and air raids by Japanese planes.
    在滇缅公路上行丰,人人都必须闯过四道“鬼门关”:瘴疟关、水泥泞关、路和险情关、机轰炸关。