horizonnoun
地平线
the furthest that you can see, where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea
The sun sank below the horizon.
太阳落到了地平线下。
A ship appeared on the horizon.
一艘船出现在地平线上。
（欲望、知识或兴趣的）范围，眼界
the limit of your desires, knowledge or interests
She wanted to travel to broaden her horizons .
她想旅行，以开阔眼界。
The company needs new horizons now.
公司现在需要开拓新的领域。
likely to happen soon
可能快要出事了。
There's trouble looming on the horizon.
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N-SING 地平线
The horizon is the line in the far distance where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea.A grey smudge appeared on the horizon. That must be Calais, thought Fay...
一个模糊的灰影出现在地平线上。那里一定是加来，法伊心想。
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N-COUNT 范围;眼界;见识
Your horizons are the limits of what you want to do or of what you are interested or involved in.As your horizons expand, these new ideas can give a whole new meaning to life...
随着眼界不断开阔，这些新观念会为生活赋予全新的意义。
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PHRASE 已露端倪的;即将发生的
If something is on the horizon, it is almost certainly going to happen or be done quite soon.With breast cancer, as with many common diseases, there is no obvious breakthrough on the horizon...
对乳腺癌等很多常见疾病来说，目前还看不到有明显的突破。
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- the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
- It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge
- Synonym: view purview
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- the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
- Synonym: apparent horizon visible horizon sensible horizon skyline
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- the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth
- Synonym: celestial horizon
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- a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land
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The city was just a red glow on the horizon .
城市看上去只是地平线上的一片红光。
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His eye lit upon a small boat on the horizon .
他无意中看见地平线上有一条小船。
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The company needs new horizons now .
公司现在需要开拓新的领域。
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The helicopters appeared as two black dots on the horizon .
直升机像两个小黑点出现在地平线上。
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Spending a year working in the city helped to broaden his horizons .
在城市工作的一年拓宽了他的视野。
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He scanned the horizon for any sign of land .
他仔细眺望地平线，找寻陆地的踪影。
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On the horizon , she saw a flash of silver ─ the sea !
她看见天边闪现一片银色——大海！
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The only dark cloud on the horizon was that they might have to move house .
唯一的忧虑是他们可能要搬家。
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The sun sank lower towards the horizon .
太阳渐渐西沉。
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Smoke appeared on the horizon .
地平线上升起了烟雾。
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The sun sank below the horizon .
太阳落到了地平线下。
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There 's trouble looming on the horizon .
可能快要出事了。
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The sun dipped below the horizon .
太阳落到地平线下了。
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Dark clouds massed on the horizon .
天边乌云密布。
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As your horizons expand , these new ideas can give a whole new meaning to life
随着眼界不断开阔，这些新观念会为生活赋予全新的意义。
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At the horizon the land mass becomes a continuous pale neutral grey
陆地在地平线处变成了一片浅灰。
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Soon they were only dots above the hard line of the horizon .
很快他们就成了地平线上的几个小点了。
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You might use a yellow filter to improve the clarity of a hazy horizon .
可以使用黄色滤光器让模糊的视野更加清晰。
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With breast cancer , as with many common diseases , there is no obvious breakthrough on the horizon
对乳腺癌等很多常见疾病来说，目前还看不到有明显的突破。
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The mountains rolled away to a distant horizon .
群山向远处的地平线绵延而去。
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If her marriage becomes too restrictive , she will break out and seek new horizons .
如果她的婚姻对她约束太多，她会挣脱出来寻找新的天地。
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Johnson 's smashing victory in 1964 changed the political horizon substantially .
1964年约翰逊的大获成功给政界带来了翻天覆地的变化。
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I thought you wanted to broaden your horizons
我想你是想拓宽自己的视野。
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He squinted his eyes as though he were studying an object on the horizon .
他眯起眼睛，就好像在端详地平线上的某一物体。
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The sun had already sunk below the horizon
太阳已经落到了地平线以下。
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Suddenly , with war on the horizon , the army seemed in danger of disintegration
随着战争即将爆发，军队似乎突然面临分崩离析的危险。
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She stared dreamily out of the small window at the blue horizon .
她出神地看着小窗子外面的蓝色地平线。
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Marian retains a restless , youthful spirit , in search of new horizons .
玛丽安怀着一颗年轻、不断进取的心去寻求新的天地。
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A few scattered lights shone on the horizon .
地平线上闪耀着几处星星点点的灯光。
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They vanished into the haze near the horizon
他们消失在天边的雾霾中。
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