haze
/heɪz/ (bre, ipa) · /heɪz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhāz/ (ame, mw)
haze — noun
- hazesingular
- hazesplural
1. a thin blur in the air, caused by smoke, dust, heat, or dampness, that reduces h
a thin blur in the air, caused by smoke, dust, heat, or dampness, that reduces how clearly you can see.
By noon, a white haze hid the fishing boats beyond the harbor.
haze + hid distant objects
Heat haze rose from the road and made the buses look wavy.
collocation: heat haze
From the hill, Jisoo could only see the bridge through a pale haze.
Smoke from the fields left a brown haze over the small town.
The morning haze cleared after the wind came in from the sea.
- clarity
describes clear visibility instead of blurred air
文法句型
a haze over/above something
through a haze
用法筆記
Often used when warm air, smoke, or dust makes distant things lose their sharp edges. Unlike fog, haze is usually lighter, so shapes can still be seen through it.
常見錯誤
2. a confused, unfocused feeling that stops your mind from working clearly.
a confused, unfocused feeling that stops your mind from working clearly.
After two nights on call, Piotr moved through the ward in a haze.
phrase: in a haze
The sudden news left Lien in a haze for the rest of class.
Grief and lack of sleep kept Christopher in a dull haze all week.
When the medicine wore off, Mert finally came out of the haze.
- clarity
suggests clear thought and awareness
文法句型
in a haze
out of the haze
用法筆記
Usually appears in phrases like in a haze or out of the haze. It often describes the mental effect of shock, illness, medicine, or extreme tiredness.
haze — verb
- hazepresent simple I / you / we / they
- hazes3rd person singular
- hazing-ing form
- hazedpast simple
1. to make someone do embarrassing or unpleasant things as a cruel way of testing o
to make someone do embarrassing or unpleasant things as a cruel way of testing or welcoming them into a group.
Older cadets hazed Jabari by making him scrub the hallway at midnight.
haze + person + by + -ing
The coach was fired after players said he had hazed new team members.
present perfect: had hazed
No club on campus is allowed to haze first-year students.
Seniors tried to haze Gita with rude jokes and impossible chores.
- welcome
means receiving a newcomer kindly rather than abusing them
文法句型
haze + person
haze + person + by + -ing
用法筆記
Most common in schools, clubs, sports teams, and the military, where the target is a newcomer being forced through an unofficial initiation.
常見錯誤
2. to become blurred, or to make something look less clear.
to become blurred, or to make something look less clear.
Steam from the soup hazed the kitchen window in seconds.
transitive: haze + object
By evening, the valley hazed over and lost its sharp lines.
intransitive: haze over
Moist air hazed the camera lens just as Théo stepped outside.
The bright stage lights slowly hazed the plastic screen above the band.
- clear
means to become sharp again or make something easy to see
文法句型
haze + object
haze over
用法筆記
More common in literary or descriptive writing than in everyday speech. In casual English, speakers often choose hazy, blur, or fog up instead.