[N-COUNT 可数名词]谜；神秘的事物；难懂的事物 A mystery is something that is not understood or known about.
The source of the gunshots still remains a mystery.
枪炮声来自何处仍是个谜。
...the mysteries of mental breakdown.
精神崩溃之谜
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]神秘；谜一样的特质 If you talk about the mystery of someone or something, you are talking about how difficult they are to understand or know about, especially when this gives them a rather strange or magical quality.
She's a lady of mystery...
她是个神秘的女人。
It is an elaborate ceremony, shrouded in mystery.
仪式是精心筹划的，笼罩着一层神秘的色彩。
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[ADJ 形容词]神秘的；身份不明的 A mystery person or thing is one whose identity or nature is not known.
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The mystery hero immediately alerted police after spotting a bomb.
那个无名英雄发现炸弹后马上报了警。
...a mystery prize of up to £1,000.
高达1,000英镑的神秘奖品
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]疑案小说；推理小说 A mystery is a story in which strange things happen that are not explained until the end.
His fourth novel is a murder mystery set in London.
他的第四部小说讲述的是一起发生在伦敦的神秘谋杀案。
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mys·tery★/ˈmɪstri; NAmEˈmɪstri/noun(pluralmys·teries)1★[countable ]something that is difficult to understand or to explain 神秘的事物；不可理解之事；奥秘◆It is one of the great unsolved mysteriesof this century. 这是本世纪尚未解开的大奥秘之一。◆Their motives remain a mystery.他们的动机仍然是个谜。◆It's acomplete mysteryto me why they chose him. 我真无法理解他们为什么会选他。2★[countable ]( often used as an adjective 常用作形容词) a person or thing that is strange and interesting because you do not know much about them or it 神秘的人（或事物）；陌生而有趣的人（或事物）◆He's a bit of a mystery.他这个人有点儿神秘。◆There was a mystery gueston the programme. 节目中有位神秘嘉宾。◆The band was financed by a mystery backer.这个乐队是由一个不明身分的人资助的。◆( BrE) a mystery tour(= when you do not know where you are going)神秘之旅3★[uncountable ]the quality of being difficult to understand or to explain, especially when this makes sb/sth seem interesting and exciting 神秘；不可思议；奥秘◆Mystery surrounds her disappearance.她的失踪引起了重重疑团。◆His past is shrouded in mystery(= not much is known about it).他来历不明。◆The dark glasses give her an air of mystery.这墨镜使她显得有些神秘。4★[countable ]a story, a film/movie or a play in which crimes and strange events are only explained at the end 疑案小说（或电影、戏剧）◆I enjoy murder mysteries.我喜欢凶杀奇案作品。5mysteries[plural ]secret religious ceremonies; secret knowledge 秘密的宗教仪式；秘密知识：◆( figurative) the teacher who initiated me into the mysteries of mathematics把我引进神秘的数学世界的老师6[countable ]a religious belief that cannot be explained or proved in a scientific way （宗教信仰的）奥义，奥秘，奥迹◆the mystery of creation造物的奥秘mysterymysteriesmys·tery/ˈmɪstri; NAmEˈmɪstri/
1[countable usually singular] an event, situation etc that people do not understand or cannot explain because they do not know enough about it: Twenty years after the event, his death remains a mystery. The way her mind worked was always a mystery to him. ‘Why did he do it?’ ‘I don’t know. It’s a complete mystery.’ The police never solved the mystery of Gray’s disappearance. But why would anyone want to kill Jack? The mystery deepened. What happened to the paintings after that is an unsolved mystery. I don’t know how he got the job – it’s one of life’s little mysteries. How life began on Earth is one of the great mysteries of science.2[uncountable] the quality that something or someone has when they seem strange, secret, or difficult to understand or explain: Her dark glasses gave her an air of mystery. Annie knew that there was some mystery surrounding her birth.be shrouded/veiled in mystery The circumstances of his death were veiled in mystery.3[countable usually plural] a subject, activity etc that is very complicated, secret, or difficult to understand, and that people want to learn aboutthe mysteries of something his introduction to the mysteries of the perfume business4[countable] (also murder mystery) a story, film, or play about a murder, in which you are not told who the murderer is until the end: an Agatha Christie mysteryCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1verbsbe a mystery· It’s a mystery how he got my phone number.remain a mystery· What caused the accident remains a mystery.solve/unravel a mystery (=find out what happened)· The children were given the clues and had to try to solve the mystery.the mystery deepens (=it becomes more difficult to understand)· Why would he run away if he were not guilty? The mystery deepens.the mystery surrounding something· Research has unravelled much of the mystery surrounding the ageing process.adjectivesa complete/total mystery· She said that her husband’s disappearance was a complete mystery.an unsolved mystery· What happened to her is still an unsolved mystery.a great mystery (=a big and important mystery)· It is one of the great mysteries of science.a little/minor mystery· It was a minor mystery how the file had survived the fire.a big mystery· If they are right, they have solved one of the biggest mysteries in astronomy.phrasessomething is one of life’s (little) mysteries (=it is something that you will never understand – used humorously)· Where socks disappear to after they’ve been washed is one of life’s little mysteries.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbsbe shrouded/veiled in mystery (=be unable to be explained)· The origins of this tradition remain shrouded in mystery.mystery surrounds something (=something cannot be explained)· Mystery has always surrounded the purpose of the great stone circle of Stonehenge.adjectivesdeep mystery (=big and important mystery)· the deep mystery of the human mindgreat mystery· We wondered about the great mystery of death.phrasesan element of mystery (=part of something that seems mysterious)· There is an element of mystery and miracle in the process.an air of mystery (=something that seems mysterious)· There was an air of mystery about him.a sense of mystery (=a feeling that something is mysterious)· The garden had hidden corners that gave it a sense of mystery.
mystery1 noun
mystery2 adjective
mysterymystery2 adjective [only before noun]
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used to describe someone or something that people do not recognize or know anything about, especially when this causes great interestmystery man/woman Who was the mystery woman spotted on board the yacht with the prince? a mystery virus
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