vis.cid /'visid/ fldy. (/b/wfl/ or   术语）sticky and

slimy 黏稠的；‘质■的：the viscid lining of the intestine >肠黏膜

Vis*cose /'viskauz; -kaus; NAmE -kous; -kouz/ noun [U] {especially BrB) a chemical made from cellulose, used to make fibres which can be used to make clothes, etc. .黏胶

vis-count /'vaikaunt/ noun (in Britain) a nobleman of a rank below an earl and above a baron 子_爵（英国贵

<族，低于伯爵而高于男爵）

vis-cour»t-cy /'vaikauntsi/ noun the rank or position of a viscount争爵爵位（或地位） vis-count-ess /'vaikauntas/ noun 1 a woman who has the rank of a viscount 女子爵 2 the wife, of a VISCOUNT子爵夫人

vis-cous /'viskas/ adj. {technical (of a liquid 1^#：) thick and sticky; not flowing .freely 餐稠的；黏滞的 ► vis-cos-ity /vi'skDsati; NAmE -'skais-/ noun [U] vise /vais/ noun {NAm^) = vice(3) visi-bil-ity /.viza'bilati/ noun [U] 1 how far or well you can see, especially as affected by the light or the weather可见度；能见度；能见距离：gocwl/poor/batl/ zero visfbfHiy能见度高/低/姜7灰零◊ VisiM办was down to about 200 metres in the/og.雾中的能■见距离 ..降到 了大约 100 ■米。◊ rhe car has exceHent a〖〖-round visibility (= you can see what is around you very easily from it).这辆车四周的视野极好。2 the fact or state of being easy to see '可见性；明显性：high visibility equipment/or cydists鈿自行车义配备的高可见性的设备

0                                                     The advertisements were intended to increase the company^ visibility in the marketplace (= to make people more aware of their products and services). 那些广告皆在使这家公司在HJ场中更加引乂注'目。

vis-ible 〇T» /'vizabl/ adj.

1                                                     that can be seen 看_见的；可见■的：The house is

clearly visible介om the beach.    滩可以清楚地看到那

所房手《.◊ Most stars are not,visible to the nafcet! eye. ■大多政M星肉眼看不见。2 that is obvious enough to be noticed 明:k     注意 JiJ 的.ECC9 obvious ： visible

bene戶ts显而易见的实惠〇a visfbie poiice presence明.显 有警察在场◊ He showed no visible sign 〇/emotion.他丝 盖不露声色。◊ She made a visibZe ej^fbrt to controZ her a/iger.看得由她竭力控制自己不发火。一 compare invis­ible

.visible mi'nority noun (Can£) a group whose mem­bers are clearly different, in race from tJiose of the majority race in a society显性少数民族（与占社会主体

的#族明显不同）

visibly /'vizabli/ adv. in a way that is easily noticeable 易察觉;明显地：He was visibly shocked.看得出他大 S —惊。◊ She paZed visibiy at the, news.她听到这消息 色明显地变得苍白。 vi-siori 〇-w /'vi3n/ noun

1 [U] the ability to see; the area that you can see from a particular position 视视野：to have goo<t/per/ect/ poor/Wixireft/itormaf vision 视力好./.极好 / 差 / _糊 / 正常◊ 20-20 vision (= the ability to see perfectly) * .20-20 的视力.◊ Cats /iave good night vision.猫在夜间 视力好。◊ T/ie coUjpie moved outside her月ek! 〇/vision. ik蚣吴妇离开了她南视野。◊ He gZimpsed something on the edge 〇/ his vision.他斜眼瞥见了点什么。一see also tunnel vision o note at sight 2 [C] an idea or a picture in your imagination 想象；治象：He had a vision of a world in which there would be no wars. 想有一个没有战争的世界。had visions 〇/ us getting hopdessfy Zost.我想象我们完全迷失了方向。3 [C] a dream or similar experience, especially of a religious kind’梦幻幻象；神示;.异象：The idea came to ft.er in a vision.喊在神示中想了这个主意。4 [U] the ability to think about or plan the future with great imagination and intelligence想象力;.眼力；远见卓识H771 fore- sight： a Zeader 〇/vision 看远见的細袖 5 a 〜(of sth) (literary) a person of great beauty or who shows the quality mentioned俊男；天仙；有…气质的人：S/ie was a vision in white kice.她穿着镶白色网眼纱边的衣服美极 '了。.◊ a vision o/〖oveiiness 可爱的人 6 [L〇 the picture on a television or cinema/movie theater screen (■电视或

| 224^     visiting

影院屏幕的)影像，画面：We apologize /or the 〖oss 〇/ yis/cm.很抱歉没法显示画面。

vi-sion-ary /'vi39nri; NAmE -38neri/ adj., noun

• adj. 1 (approving) original and showing the ability to think about or plan the future with great imagination and intelligence有目f力的；有创见的；有远见卓识的：a 他iona/y 〖eader有远见卓识的领袖2 relating to dreams or strange experiences, especially of a religious kind ■梦 幻的；耽于幻想的；（尤指）宗教异象的；神示的： visionary experiences (宗教）异象体验

2                                                     noun (pi -ies) (usually approving) a person who has the ability to think about or plan the future in a way that is intelligent or shows imagination 有眼力的人；有远见卓 ♦识♦的人

'vision mixer noun {BrB) a person whose job is to choose images for television and to show them in the J)e.stway (电视)图像混调师

visit /'vizit/ verb, noun

m verb 1 [VN] to go to see a person or a place for a period of time 问’；拜访；看望；参观：5办6>^2故1：〇"以!: rdati’ves in Waies.訑去威尔士.看望亲戚了。◊ 77ie^rime 』Minister is visi'ring Japan' at the moment.首』相目前■正在 i专问日本。◊ Ybu shouW visit your dentist at least twice a year.你应该每年至少表看两次牙科度:车。；2 [VN] {computing ij：) to go to a website on the Internet i^；f〇] (:宜联网上紅网站‘）：i For more i.n/omiation, visft our website•欲知，请iif问我们的网M。3 to stay some­where for a short time (短暂地） 作客 ，逗留 ： [V] We don’t Hve here. We’re just visiting.我彳门不住弃这里，只作 短期停留。◊丨VN] I7ie 〖afce is ako visited by seak in t/ie summer食；夭也有海豹游到这湖里来。4 [VN] to make an official visit to sb, for example to perform checks or give advice 视寒巡视：government inspectors visiting sc/iooZs视察拳耰的政淪检察员visit sth on/upon sb/sth (o/fil wse) to punish sb/sth 对…进行惩罚：The sins of the fathers are visited upon the children (= children are blamed or suffer for what their parents have done). 父辈作的孽报应到子女头上。」visit with sb (AMm£) to spend time with sb, especially talking socially 与某乂聊 夫「与某人闲谈：.Come and visit wt't/i me some time.找 个时间来跟我聊聊吧。

3                                                     noun 1 ~ (to sb/sth) (from sb) an occasion or a period of time when sb goes to see a place or person and spends time there访问；参观；游览；逗留；看望：Jt’s my_/?rst visft to iVew Vorfc.这是我第一次访问纽约。◊ 77i^y’re on an exc/iange visit to France.他们 jij 巴黎杂行宜访。0 If you have time, pay a visit to the local museum.

空，参观一下当地的博物馆。◊ We had a visit介om'tfte poKce 〖〇5t /light.昨‘来我们家了。◊ Js this a socfaf visit, or is it business?这是社交性的拜访，还是业务性 的？ a visk to. the doctor 看医生◊ (8r£) a home visit :(=when your doctor visits you) 土门出诊see also flying visit 2 {computing if) an occasion when sb looks at a website on the Internet t 到网站的）访问： Visits to our websfte have doiibZedfn a year.我们网站的 访问人次一年内翻了一番。3 ~ (with sb) (AMmf， an occasion when two or more people meet to talk in an informal way 碰头；会面

vis-it-ation /.vizi'teijn/ noun 1 [U] (A/A/r?£) the right af a parent who is divorced or separated from his or her partner to visit a child who is living with the partner (离婚父母对子女的）探视权：She is seeking more Zibera〖 visitation with her daizg/iter.她正在寻求对女儿 更自由的探视权。◊ visitation rights探视子女的权利 —compare access n.{2) 2 [C, U] ^ (of/from sb/sth) {formal) an official visit, especially to check that rules are being obeyed and everything is as it should be 视 察；巡视 3 [C]〜（of/from sb/sth) (/brmfl/) an unexpected appearance of stii，for example a ghost (神灵 _的） i现，显示，，出现 4 [C] ~ (of sth) (forma/) a disaster that is believed to be a punishment from God (视为上帝惩 罚的）天灾，灾难，灾祸：a visitation 〇/pZague天降 瘟疫

vis-it-ing /'vizitm/ adj. [only before noun] a visiting professor or lecturer is one who is teaching for a fixed period at a particular university or college, blit who