海市蜃楼 meaning in English
1.(蜃景, 大气中由于光线的折射作用而形成的一种自然现象) mirage; a fantasied edifice; castle in spain; fata morgana sicily; flyaway; illusive castle in the air; image of towns and markets in mirage; loomings; unreal appearance
2.(比喻幻想) illusions or hopes that cannot be
Examples
- This, of course, is a fond delusion .
这当然是一厢情愿的海市蜃楼。 - Although the morning was young, the hazy mirage was up .
天色虽早，朦胧的海市蜃楼却已经出现。 - He had melted off into the surface-shimmer of the desert, into the mirage .
他在沙漠里闪闪烁烁的热空气里熔化了，在海市蜃楼的幻景里消失了。 - No other man could be the occasion of such delightful aerial building as she had been enjoying for the last six month .
六个月以来她所享受的欢乐只是海市蜃楼，已一去不复返，任何别的男子都不能代替它。