mizzle
mizzle1[ˈmɪz(ə)l](chiefly dialect)(主方)noun- [mass noun]light rain; drizzle
细雨,蒙蒙雨,毛毛雨
verb- [no obj.](it mizzles, it is mizzling,等)rain lightly
下蒙蒙细雨,下毛毛雨
it was mizzling steadily.
天正不停地下着毛毛雨。
派生mizzlyadjective语源- late Middle English (as a verb): probably a frequentative from the base of mist; compare with Low German miseln and Dutch dialect miezelen
mizzle2[ˈmɪz(ə)l]verb- [no obj.](Brit. informal, dated)go away suddenly; vanish
(英,非正式,旧)突然离开;消失
he mizzled into the crowd.
他消失在人群中。
语源- late 18th cent.: of unknown origin
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