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

• 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）。
• She became interested in the occult and magic when she was in her twenties.
  二十多岁时她对神秘学和巫术产生了兴趣。
• 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。
• The Diagnosis and Pitfalls of Ultrasonography in the Occult Carcinoma of Thyroid
  隐匿性甲状腺癌的超声诊断和误诊分析
• Others are aware of the occult world, telling their own myths and legends.
  其他知道玄奇世界的生物告诉狼人他们所知的秘密和传说。
• Conclusion The occult metastatic rate of supraglottic carcinoma is high, and selective neck dissection may be necessary.
  结论声门上型喉癌颈淋巴结的隐匿性转移率高，早期不易诊断，应积极行选择性颈廓清术。
• Astrology and alchemy are occult sciences.
  占星学和炼丹术为神秘之学。
• He and the black-leather fellow looked very occult.
  他和那个象黑皮革似的家伙显得很神秘。
• 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。
• I have an expertise in the occult.
  就是我对通灵学很有研究。