horizon

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ho·ri·zon /həˈraɪzən/ noun

1 the horizon DNthe line far away where the land or sea seems to meet the sky 地平线

on the horizon

We could see a ship on the horizon.

我们能看见地平线上有一艘船。

Don’t say ‘in the horizon’. Say on the horizon.

不要说 ‘in the horizon’. 而要说 on the horizon.

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the horizon• Slowly, a full moon came up over the horizon.

2 horizons [plural]LIMIT the limit of your ideas, knowledge, and experience 〔思想、知识和经验的〕范围，界限；眼界

broaden/expand somebody’s horizons

a course of study that will broaden your horizons

一门能开阔眼界的课程

3 on the horizon FUTUREto seem likely to happen in the future 将要发生

Business is good now, but there are a few problems on the horizon.

目前的生意很好，但有几个问题已初露端倪了。

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on the horizon• Two marker posts with winking lights had appeared on the horizon, and the bus was steering between them.• Something slightly less flat than the flatness surrounding it appeared on the horizon.• Then on the fifth day, mid-morning, a pool of light as pale and clear as moonstone appeared on the horizon.• Rivers flashed by, and mountains appeared on the horizon.• Marriage is on the horizon or meeting that special individual.• Meanwhile, the absolute deadline of June 30,1982, loomed on the horizon.• Off on the horizon was the Soviet guided-missile destroyer Sovremennyy.• Huge, black clouds rushed on the horizon.

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horizon• The three cave occupations spanned some 100,000 years with ten distinct cultural horizons.• Like millions of other women around the world, she has learned that work outside the home has expanded her horizons.• His vision was riveted to one vanishing point on a particular horizon, and that was the story of avant-garde art.• A blue screen blocks the horizon.• Their hearts might be heavy, but there's a glint on the horizon, a new sun rising.• The fliers knew there was a spoiler on the horizon, knew that delay might open a window of opportunity for others.• An hour and there was a speck of yellow on the horizon as tiny as an aphid.• The horizon will be strangely close because of the small radius of the body, only a few kilometers.

Origin horizon

(1300-1400) Late Latin Greek, from horizein “to limit”

ho·ri·zon noun

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