Muse
[mjuːz]
[mjuːz] or [mjuz]
解释:
(noun.) the source of an artist's inspiration; 'Euterpe was his muse'.
(noun.) in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science.
克拉丽莎校对--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) A gap or hole in a hedge, hence, wall, or the like, through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset.
(n.) One of the nine goddesses who presided over song and the different kinds of poetry, and also the arts and sciences; -- often used in the plural.
(n.) A particular power and practice of poetry.
(n.) A poet; a bard.
(n.) To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate.
(n.) To be absent in mind; to be so occupied in study or contemplation as not to observe passing scenes or things present; to be in a brown study.
(n.) To wonder.
(v. t.) To think on; to meditate on.
(v. t.) To wonder at.
(n.) Contemplation which abstracts the mind from passing scenes; absorbing thought; hence, absence of mind; a brown study.
(n.) Wonder, or admiration.
录入:昆西
同义词及近义词:
n. Revery, abstraction, MUSING.
v. n. [1]. Ponder, meditate, contemplate, reflect, cogitate, deliberate, ruminate, think, brood.[2]. Be absent-minded, be in a revery, be in a brown study.
v. a. [Poetical.] Consider, ponder, meditate on, think on.
手打:齐妮亚
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Reflect, ponder, cogitate, dream, think, meditate
ANT:Stir, act, move
巴顿整理
解释:
n. one of the nine goddesses of poetry music and the other liberal arts—daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne: an inspiring poetic inspiration: (Milt.) an inspired poet.—Names of the Muses:—Calliope of epic poetry; Clio of history; Erato of amatory poetry; Euterpe of lyric poetry; Melpomene of tragedy; Polyhymnia of lyric poetry and eloquence; Terpsichore of dancing; Thalia of comedy; Urania of astronomy.
v.i. to study in silence: to be absent-minded: to meditate.—n. deep thought: contemplation: absence of mind: the inspiring power as of a poet.—adj. Mused bemused muzzy fuddled.—n. Mus′er.—adv. Mus′ingly.
手打:索菲
例句:
- And Rupert--' she lifted her face to the sky, in a muse--'he CAN only tear things to pieces. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- A Teapot,' repeated Mr Boffin, continuing to muse and survey the books; 'a Teapot, a Teapot. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- The Muse of Music, Miss Halcombe, deserts us in dismay, and I, the fat old minstrel, exhale the rest of my enthusiasm in the open air! 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- It was not for me to muse over bygones, but to act with a cheerful spirit and a grateful heart. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- Miss Bart, on her way to the station, had leisure to muse over her friend's words, and their peculiar application to herself. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- Had Ginevra Fanshawe been my companion in that drawing-room, she would not have suffered me to muse and listen undisturbed. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- But meanwhile she had the morning to herself, and could muse pleasantly on the disposal of its hours. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- It is really wonderful to think of Rudolph still being alive, mused Mrs Dengelton, taking no notice of the Rector's historical explanation. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- She mused upon the meeting a considerable time. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- My heart was deeply and most deservedly humbled as I mused over the fire for an hour or more. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- I find on this pavement that wanderer-wooing summer night of which I mused; I see its moon over me; I feel its dew in the air. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- Left to herself, Gerty mused distressfully upon her friend's plight, and her own inability to relieve it. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- He mused--for ten minutes he held counsel with himself: he formed his resolve, and announced it-- Enough! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- She knit and knit, but while she mused the fire burned; at last she broke out--I tell you, Augustine, I can't get over things so, if you can. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
- This the Muses affirm to be the stock from which discord has sprung, wherever arising; and this is their answer to us. 柏拉图. 理想国.
- As its name implies, it was dedicated to the service of the Muses, which was also the case with the Peripatetic school at Athens. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- Often she tried, as gently as might be, to wean him from this fanatic worship of the Muses. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- Is it, Mr. George still muses, blank cartridge or ball? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- Such is the Muses' answer to our question. 柏拉图. 理想国.
- Why, yes, I said, of course they answer truly; how can the Muses speak falsely? 柏拉图. 理想国.
- It was Dinah's mode of invoking the domestic Muses. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
- She was deep in other musing. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- I begin to think, said Estella, in a musing way, after another moment of calm wonder, that I almost understand how this comes about. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- Susan dropped the spoon, shook her fist at the vanished figure, and then proceeded with her work in a musing, absent way. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- I haven't the least idea, said Richard, musing, what I had better be. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- And this, sir,' Silas would say to his patron, sadly nodding his head and musing, 'was once Our House! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- Here you are again,' repeated Mr Wegg, musing. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- It is not easy to walk alone in the country without musing upon something. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
手打:普里西拉