fluff
英 [fl?f]
美[fl?f]
- n. 絨毛；錯(cuò)誤；無(wú)價(jià)值的東西
- vt. 念錯(cuò)；抖松；使…起毛
- vi. 起毛；出錯(cuò)；變松
低頻詞TEM4IELTS擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?fluffs;第三人稱單數(shù):?fluffs;過去式:?fluffed;過去分詞:?fluffed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?fluffing;
助記提示
1. 諧音“撫了撫、撫啦撫、拂了飛”。
2. wool => villus, velvet, velour, fluff.
2. wool => villus, velvet, velour, fluff.
中文詞源
fluff 絨毛
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)vellus, 羊毛，詞源同wool, fleece. 或來(lái)自輔音叢fl, 撲騰，拍打，詞源同flap, flop. 用來(lái)指絨毛，絨屑。
英文詞源
- fluff (n.)
- "light, feathery stuff," 1790, apparently a variant of floow "wooly substance, down, nap" (1580s), perhaps from Flemish vluwe, from French velu "shaggy, hairy," from Latin vellus "fleece," or Latin villus "tuft of hair" (see velvet). OED suggests fluff as "an imitative modification" of floow, "imitating the action of puffing away some light substance." Slang bit of fluff "young woman" is from 1903. The marshmallow confection Fluff dates to c. 1920 in Massachusetts, U.S.
- fluff (v.)
- "to shake into a soft mass," 1875, from fluff (n.). Meaning "make a mistake" is from 1884, originally in theater slang. Related: Fluffed; fluffing.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. My coat is covered with fluff.
- 我的外套粘滿了絨毛.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. Let me fluff up your pillows for you.
- 我來(lái)給你把枕頭抖松.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. Woolen blankets often have fluff on them.
- 毛毯上經(jīng)常帶有柔軟的絨毛.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. Take the pan off the heat and cover for 5 minutes to fluff up the rice.
- 把平底鍋從火上拿開，燜5分鐘讓米飯變松軟。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. Shirley flicked a speck of fluff from the sleeve of her black suit.
- 雪莉彈掉了黑色套裝袖子上的一點(diǎn)小絨毛。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
