oasis

名词 oasis:

1. a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
2. a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
   同义词：haven

1. Borne on the back of the ship of the desert, we reached the oasis at sunset.
   我们骑着骆驼，在太阳落山时到达了这块绿洲。
2. Her bedroom is an oasis of calm in the noisy house.
   她的卧室是这座嘈杂房屋中一个难得的安静之处。
3. The caravan stopped for the night at an oasis.
   旅行队在沙漠中的绿洲停下来过夜。

o.a.sis

n.（名词）
【复数】 o.a.ses[-sôz]
A fertile or green spot in a desert or wasteland, made so by the presence of water.
绿洲：沙漠或不毛之地中因为有水而产生的肥沃土地或绿地
A situation or place preserved from surrounding unpleasantness; a refuge:
避风港，避难地：在不愉快环境中保留的情况或地方；避难地，慰藉：
例句：
an oasis of serenity amid chaos.
闹中取静的避风港

来源：
Late Latin
后期拉丁语
from Greek
源自 希腊语
[probably of Egyptian origin]
[可能源于古埃及语的]