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An oasis is a small green area in a desert where there is water, so plants can grow and people and animals can rest and drink. Because a desert is so dry and difficult, an oasis feels like a small miracle in the middle of it — which is why people also use 'oasis' for anything that feels like a peaceful, pleasant break in the middle of something hard or busy, like 'this little café is an oasis of calm in a busy city.'
綠洲
組成這個字很可能經由希臘文傳入英文，源頭可能來自古埃及語，指沙漠中的水源地。
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Oasisname
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A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.
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A census-designated place in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
oasisnoun/əʊˈeɪsɪs/
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A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
- It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost Oasis was the Found!
- It was now a beautiful, moonlit night. The air was crisp and invigorating. Behind them lay the interminable vista of the desert, dotted here and there with an occasional oasis.
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A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.
- The park was an oasis in the middle of the busy city.
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A place or situation of fruitfulness or abundance separated from surrounding barrenness or scarcity.
- [T]here is no true American music but the wild sweet melodies of the Negro slave; the American fairy tales and folklore are Indian and African; and, all in all, we black men seem the sole oasis of simple faith and reverence in a dusty desert of dollars and smartness.
- I have tried to find friends like me […] but have failed to form even one prolonged relationship. Only a few of them could understand how I felt and a couple of them allowed me to express my love as intimately and vigorously as I wanted to. But for these two oases, I have lived all these years in an emotional void.
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資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。