ADJECTIVE | VERB + ILLUSION | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤dangerous危險的錯覺◇To believe you have nothing more to learn is a dangerous illusion.以為自己再沒什麼可學的想法是一種危險的錯覺。➤optical, visual視錯覺;錯視◇The road ahead looks wet, but in fact this is an optical illusion.前方的路面看上去濕漉漉的,但實際上那只是視錯覺。➤false虛假的幻覺◇I don't want to give him any false illusions.我不想給他任何錯覺。➤comforting給人慰藉的錯覺◇The slogan provides the comforting illusion that something is being done.這標語給人錯覺,讓人以為正在採取某種措施而感到欣慰。➤grand宏偉的幻想◇I never had any grand illusions of winning.我從未奢望過能贏。➤romantic不切實際的幻想◇I abandoned my romantic illusions a long time ago.我很久以前就拋棄那些浪漫的幻想了。➤mere, pure, simple錯覺而已;純粹的錯覺◇The figure was only a trick of light, a mere illusion.那個影像只不過是燈光造成的幻影,純粹是錯覺。VERB + ILLUSION➤be under, entertain, have心存幻想;有錯覺◇They are under no illusions about the difficulties ahead of them.他們對將要面對的種種困難沒有抱任何幻想。➤create, give (sb), produce, provide製造錯覺;(令某人)產生錯覺◇The huge size of the vehicle gives the illusion of safety.龐大的車身給人以安全的錯覺。➤foster, harbour/harbor, maintain, perpetuate, preserve, sustain助長幻想;懷有幻想;維持假象◇They are trying to maintain the illusion that the company is in good shape.他們在努力維持公司運轉良好的假象。➤break, destroy, dispel, shatter打破幻想;消除錯覺;擊碎幻想◇Within the first week at college all my illusions were shattered.大學的第一個星期還沒結束,我所有的幻想就已全部破滅了。➤lose失掉幻想◇I think I have lost all the illusions I had left.我覺得我原先留存的所有幻想都已經破滅了。PREPOSITION➤illusion about, illusion as to關於⋯的幻想◇She had no illusions about her attractiveness.她對自己的吸引力不抱任何幻想。PHRASES➤be all an illusion完全是錯覺◇It turned out that their happy marriage was all an illusion.結果發現他們的幸福婚姻完全是個錯覺。