horizon
US: /hɝˈaɪzən/
UK: /həɹˈaɪzən/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
horizon /hə'raizn/- danh từ
- chân trời
- (nghĩa bóng) tầm nhìn, tầm nhận thức, phạm vi hiểu biết
- (địa lý,ddịa chất) tầng
- on the horizon
- (nghĩa bóng) sắp xảy ra đến nơi (sự việc...)
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 (the horizon) [sing.] the furthest that you can see, where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea: The sun sank below the horizon. + A ship appeared on the horizon.
2 [C, usually pl.] the limit of your desires, knowledge or interests: She wanted to travel to broaden her horizons. + The company needs new horizons now.
Idioms: on the horizon likely to happen soon: There's trouble looming on the horizon.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
view, purview, range, scope, vista, compass, perspective, prospect, ken, field of vision, limit(s):
This is something that lies beyond the horizon of present-day knowledge.
Collocation
1 line where earth and sky meet
ADJ.
northern, southern, etc. | distant, far
The sea stretched away to the distant horizon.
VERB + HORIZON
scan
The captain scanned the horizon for any sign of other vessels.
PREP.
above the ~
I watched the pale sun climb over the horizon.
| below the ~
The sun was sinking rapidly below the western horizon.
| beyond the ~
Land was still out of sight beyond the horizon.
| on the ~
A cloud of dust on the horizon announced the arrival of the cavalry.
| over the ~
The moon was rising over the horizon.
2 horizons: limits to knowledge/experience
ADJ.
limited, narrow | new | cultural, intellectual, musical
My first trip to the theatre broadened my cultural horizons.
VERB + HORIZON
broaden, expand, open up, widen
It is hoped that the course will open up new horizons for students.
| limit, narrow, restrict
Their horizons were limited to events within the village community.
HORIZON + VERB
stretch
His horizons didn't stretch beyond his next night out.
PREP.
beyond your ~
They had become aware of possibilities beyond their own limited horizons.
Concise dictionary
horizonshə'raɪznnoun
+the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
+the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
+a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land
+the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth
