mizzle

mizzle1
[ˈmɪz(ə)l]
(chiefly dialect)(主方)
noun
  1. [mass noun]light rain; drizzle
    细雨,蒙蒙雨,毛毛雨
verb
  1. [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
mizzly
adjective
语源
  1. 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
  1. [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
  1. late 18th cent.: of unknown origin
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