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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 oa·sis /oˈesəs/
 綠洲,舒適的地方

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 O·as·is n.; pl. Oases   A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy desert, where the water table approaches the surface. [wns=1] “The Arab does not love the desert; the Arab loves the oasis and green fields.”
 My one oasis in the dust and drouth
 Of city life.   --Tennyson.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 oasis
      n 1: a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table
           approaches the surface)
      2: a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary [syn: haven]
      [also: oases (pl)]