mirage Значение & определение

Примери за mirage

• Pledges were given which radiated with mirages, beautiful visions which never fructified but receded further and further as they were supposed to be drawing nearer.

• With distortions of light, and mirages, the most commonplace things can be so changed as to be barely recognisable.

• Surely we have outlived those mirages of greatness that we long pursued during the twilight of empire.

• The actual figures that he says will be saved will be mirages rather than reality.

• There are always uncertainties about future energy supplies, forecasts can often turn out to be mere mirages, and it is seldom difficult to discover with hindsight what things went wrong.

• I would like to join those who are briefly reminding you of a couple of mirages by which you should not allow yourself to be led astray.

• The bad referred to the high salinity of the lake, making it unfit to drink, and spirit meant the mirages often seen across the water.

• The bay is known for the mirages on the horizon during the winter months and for being a spawning ground for the firefly squid.