vapourous

• 形容词，指充满蒸气或雾气的，也可形容虚幻、不实在、朦胧缥缈的事物。

An archaic or literary adjective describing something that is full of vapor, misty, or insubstantial.

1. Thin and translucentC2formal

   So thin or fine that light can pass through; diaphanous.

   轻薄透明

   • She wore a vaporous silk scarf that floated in the breeze.
   • The vaporous curtains allowed a soft light into the room.
   • The artist painted a vaporous veil over the figure.

   同义词airydelicatediaphanousetherealfilmyfinegauzygossamersheertenuoustranslucenttransparentwispy

   反义词denseopaquethick

2. Vapor-likeC2formal

   Resembling or having the characteristics of vapor; insubstantial or fleeting.

   雾气状的

   • The vaporous clouds drifted across the sky.
   • His memories of that time were vaporous and unclear.
   • The steam rose in vaporous wisps from the hot spring.

   同义词airyephemeraletherealfleetingfoggygaseoushazyinsubstantialmistytenuoustransientvaporous

   反义词concretedenselastingmaterialpermanentrealsolidsubstantialtangibleweighty

3. Filled with vaporC2formal

   Containing or full of vapor; misty or foggy.

   雾气弥漫的

   • The morning air was vaporous with fog.
   • The vaporous atmosphere of the swamp made it hard to see.
   • They walked through the vaporous valley at dawn.

   同义词cloudyfoggyhazymistysmokysteamyvaporous