音标:[hә'raizәn] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级;
n. 地平线, 眼界, (天)视地平
n. the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
n. the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
n. a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land
n. the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth
词型变化:名词复数形式 : horizons
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horizon的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The lights were blinking on the horizon.灯光在地平线上闪烁着。
  2. The sun rose above the horizon.太阳升到地平线上。
  3. Forget the horizon then you can fly high.要想飞得高,就要把地平线忘掉。
  4. Travel broadens one's horizons.旅行可开阔人的眼界。
  5. She is a woman of narrow horizons.她是眼界狭小的女子。
  6. It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge.这超过了当前的知识水平的范围。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. The setting sun disappeared below the horizon.落日消失在地平线下。
  2. Business is good at the moment, but there are one or two problems on the horizon.目前营业状况很好,但有一两个问题已露端倪。
  3. This series of talks is intended to broaden our horizons.这一系列讲座的目的在于扩展我们的见识。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • broad one's horizons开眼界
形容词+~
  • limited horizons孤陋寡闻
  • new horizons新的视野
  • the distant horizon遥远的天际
介词+~
  • above〔below〕 the horizon在地平线上〔下〕
  • beyond sb's horizon超越某人的知识范围
  • on the horizon地平线上

经典引文

  • The great ring of Downs that barred his vision..his simple horizon.

    出自:K. Grahame
  • He couldn't see the horizon, the sky just seemed to come down into the sea.

    出自:E. J. Howard
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