1. | [c][u] 错误的观念;幻想a false idea or belief, especially about sb or about a situation |
She's under the illusion that(= believes wrongly that) she'll get the job. 她存有幻想,认为会得到那份工作。 | |
The new president has no illusions about the difficulties facing her country(= she knows that the country has serious problems) . 新任总统清楚地知道她的国家面临的困难。 | |
He could no longer distinguish between illusion and reality. 他再也分不清幻想与现实之间的区别了。 |
2. | [c] 幻想的事物;错觉something that seems to exist but in fact does not, or seems to be sth that it is not |
Mirrors in a room often give an illusion of space. 房间里的镜子常给人一种空间增大的错觉。 | |
The idea of absolute personal freedom is an illusion. 绝对个人自由的观念是一种幻想。 |