occult

英 [ˈɒkʌlt]

美 [əˈkʌlt]

adj.  神秘的; 玄妙的; 超自然的; 不可思议的; 神秘的事物; 玄机
vi.  隐蔽; [天]（使）掩（星）定时隐蔽

现在分词：occulting　过去式：occulted　第三人称单数：occults　过去分词：occulted　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.16624 / COCA.18836

牛津词典

adj.

• 神秘的；玄妙的；超自然的；不可思议的
  connected with magic powers and things that cannot be explained by reason or science
  1. occult practices
     神秘的做法
• 神秘的事物；玄机
  everything connected with occult practices, etc.
  1. He's interested in witchcraft and the occult.
     他对巫术魔法情有独钟。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 神秘学
  The occultis the knowledge and study of supernatural or magical forces.
  1. ...sinister experiments with the occult.
     邪恶的神秘学实验
  2. ...books dealing with the occult.
     有关神秘学的书籍
  3. Occultis also an adjective.
     
  4. ...organisations which campaign against paganism and occult practice.
     发起反对异教和神秘习俗运动的组织

英英释义

noun

• supernatural practices and techniques
  1. he is a student of the occult
  Synonym:occult arts
• supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
  1. She doesn't believe in the supernatural
  Synonym:supernatural

verb

• hide from view
  1. The lids were occulting her eyes
• become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished
  1. The beam of light occults every so often
• cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
  1. The Sun eclipses the moon today
  2. Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies
  Synonym:eclipse

adj

• having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence
  1. mysterious symbols
  2. the mystical style of Blake
  3. occult lore
  4. the secret learning of the ancients
  Synonym:mysteriousmysticmysticalsecretorphic
• hidden and difficult to see
  1. an occult fracture
  2. occult blood in the stool

双语例句

• He's obsessed with the occult.
  他对超自然力量很着迷。
• Background Retrospective and observational analyses suggest that occult lymph-node metastases are an important prognostic factor for disease recurrence or survival among patients with breast cancer.
  回顾性分析和临床观察表明，隐匿性淋巴结转移是乳腺癌患者复发或生存的重要预后因子。
• Lateral aberrant thyroid rests may be found that are actually occult metastases with a benign histologic appearance.
  可以发现一侧迷走性甲状腺残余，实际上这是带有良性组织表观的癌的隐性转移。
• Since his death, various occult organizations have adopted him as amodel figure or even as a powerful deity.
  自从他死后，各种各样的神秘组织把他当作他们的模范甚至是一个强大的神。
• Many patients with colon polyps are tested negative for stool occult blood.
  许多患者的粪便潜血检测结果呈阴性，但却患有结肠息肉。
• Stool samples can be obtained to test for occult blood ( see below).
  粪便样本，可用来测试潜血（见下文）。
• A small amount of stool sample is smeared on a special card for occult blood testing.
  在一种特殊卡上涂上少量粪便样本用于潜血检查。
• Evaluation and selection of method for detecting occult blood in feces
  粪便潜血两种检测方法的评价和选择
• He was a student of the occult.
  他曾研究神秘学。
• Objective: To investigate the diagnosis of occult breast cancer ( OBC) and its management.
  目的：探讨隐性乳腺癌的诊断和治疗方法。