oasis
US:/oʊˈeɪsɪs/
UK:/əʊˈeɪsɪs/
n.:
（沙漠中的）绿洲；（困苦中）令人快慰的地方（或时刻）；乐土；乐事
网络:
绿洲合唱团；绿洲乐队；结构化信息标准促进组织(Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards)
Word forms: (复数) oases
Examples
1.
"We have an apartment in New York, but we live here, " he said. "And we want Los Angeles to be viewed as a cultural oasis, not a desert. "
“尽管在纽约有一所公寓，但是我们住在这，”他说，“我们希望洛杉矶被看作是文化的绿洲，而不是沙漠。”
2.
At the time of this writing, the formal DITA book model (known as bookmap) is still under discussion by the OASIS DITA Technical Committee.
撰写本文的时候，正式的DITA图书模型（称为bookmap）仍然在OASISDITA技术委员会的讨论之中。
3.
The layer of hot air above the sand then reflects the sky, and a traveler in the desert think he is looking at a cool oasis in the distance.
沙子上方的热空气层，于是照出天空的影像，而沙漠中的旅行者却认为他看到了远处的一片凉爽的绿洲。
4.
And, if you weren't able to carve out that 20-minute time-oasis, then make note of any achievement you had during the day, however small.
如果你能留出20分钟的时间空档，那么就记下你当天的成就，不管有多微小。
5.
The round table where we are to eat, bedecked with white cloth and silver cutlery, is something of an oasis in a desert of empty carpet.
我俩吃饭的圆桌铺着白布，上面摆着银餐具，有点象铺着空地毯的沙漠中的绿洲。
6.
Established in 1859, the garden is an internationally recognized center for botanical research and a year-round urban oasis for flower fans.
建立在1859年，这公园是国际公认的植物学的研究中心和全年的城市的绿洲为花的狂热者。
7.
He worked hard six days a week and looked forward to his day off as an oasis of rest and relaxation.
他一星期艰苦工作六天，盼望有个假日，作为憩歇和轻松的慰藉。
8.
And yet during the past year even the oasis of Beijing had been invaded by the atmosphere of struggle that hovered over all China.
然而，在过去的一年里，就连北京这块绿洲，也难免受弥漫于全国的战争气氛的侵袭。
9.
Bahrain was perceived to be a liberal oasis in the Persian Gulf, with a robust banking sector and a per capita income to rival Europe's.
巴林被视为波斯湾的自由绿洲，拥有健全的银行业和与可与欧洲竞争的人均收入。
10.
Right in the heart of Amritsar, the Golden Temple was an oasis of calm and made a perfect place to spend my last night abroad.
在阿姆利则市中心，金色寺庙是一处安静的绿洲，在这儿度过我在国外的最后一个夜晚太完美了。