(~s)
You can describe something bad or confused that seems to be in the air all around you as a ~. (LITERARY)
As time went on, his ambition to be part of the US Supreme Court faded in a ~ of alcohol and despair.
N-VAR
(~s)
You can describe something bad or confused that seems to be in the air all around you as a ~. (LITERARY)
As time went on, his ambition to be part of the US Supreme Court faded in a ~ of alcohol and despair.
N-VAR
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012