haze
haze1
noun
[mass noun]
haze2
verb
(N. Amer.)(北美)
noun
[mass noun]
- a slight obscuration of the lower atmosphere, typically caused by fine suspended particles
霾，阴霾
■a very tenuous cloud of something such as vapour or smoke in the air
薄雾
a faint haze of steam.
薄薄一层蒸汽雾。 - [in sing.](figurative)a state of mental obscurity or confusion
(喻)懵懂，迷糊
through an alcoholic haze.
透过醉酒的迷糊状态。
- [with obj.]obscure with a haze
因薄雾而使…变得朦胧
a clump of islands, very green, but hazed in cloud and mist.
连片的小岛群，郁郁葱葱，但在云雾中显得朦朦胧胧。
- early 18th cent. (originally denoting 'fog or hoar frost'): probably a back-formation from hazy
haze2
verb
(N. Amer.)(北美)
- [with obj.]force (a new recruit in the military or a potential recruit to a university fraternity) to perform strenuous, humiliating, or dangerous tasks
欺负新生（或新兵）（指强迫新兵或有可能成为大学生联谊会会员的新生做繁重、危险或丢脸之事）
rookies were mercilessly hazed.
新兵们被无情地折腾。 - [with obj. and adverbial of direction]drive (cattle) in a specified direction while on horseback
骑马赶（牛）
- late 17th cent. (originally Scots and dialect in the sense 'frighten, scold, or beat'): perhaps related to obsolete French haser 'tease or insult'
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