haze
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(uncountable, usually)Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)
- 2.
(uncountable, usually)A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid.
- 3.
(uncountable, usually)An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent.
The soap left a persistent haze on the drinking glasses.
The furniture has a haze, possibly from some kind of wax.
- 4.
(figuratively, uncountable, usually)Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.
- 5.
(uncountable, usually)(uncountable, engineering, packaging) The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent.
- 6.
(countable, usually)(countable, brewing) Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine.
Động từ
verb- 1.
To be or become hazy, or thick with haze.
- 2.
(US, informal)To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college fraternity or military unit.
- 3.
To oppress or harass by forcing to do hard and unnecessary work.
- 4.
(transitive)In a rodeo, to assist the bulldogger by keeping (the steer) running in a straight line.
- 5.
(transitive)To use aversive stimuli on (a wild animal, such as a bear) to encourage it to keep its distance from humans.
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* The earliest instances are of the latter part of the 17th century. * Possibly hazy. * Compare höss grey, akin to hasu gray.