词汇 | fluff |
释义 | fluff noun[ U ] uk /flʌf/ us /flʌf/ fluffnoun[U] (SOFT MASS)small, loose pieces of wool or other soft material, or the down (= soft new hairs) on a young animal: 绒毛;蓬松毛团;(幼兽的)绒毛 He brushed the fluff off his coat.他刷掉了外套上的绒毛。 The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals ala baleen bristle bristly coated cowhide dander downy feather fleece mane plumule sable seashell spine spinneret spiny vibrissa whalebone whiskery You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Textiles: general words fluffnoun[U] (ENTERTAINMENT)US entertainment that is not serious or valuable无意义的娱乐 Types of film, play, book etc. action thriller adaptation Afrofuturism allegorical anime bodice-ripper boy-meets-girl director's cut noir non-documentary non-literary one-shot paean parody potboiler psychological sequel stream of consciousness tragicomedy weepy fluff verb[ T ] informaluk /flʌf/ us /flʌf/(US alsoflub) mainly UK to fail something or do it badly: 搞砸,弄糟 I fluffed my driving test three times before I finally got it.我搞砸了3次驾驶考试,之后才最终通过。 fluff your linesAll the time I was acting with him, I never once heard him fluff his lines (= say something wrong when acting).我一直和他一起表演,一次也没听到过他说错台词。 Failing and doing badly abjectly at-risk backbencher balls (something) up be on your beam endsidiom blow (someone/something) up bomb egg flog flog a dead horseidiom flop flub flunk out founder mess running on emptyidiom sclerotic screw screw (something) up the rot sets inidiom Phrasal verbfluff something up fluff | American Dictionaryfluff noun[ U ] us/flʌf/ fluffnoun[U] (SOFT MASS)a soft mass of fibers, feathers, or hair: cotton fluff The cat, a ball of white fluff, darted into the house and started to lick its fur. We’d lie on our backs and blow the dandelion fluff into the neighbor’s yard. fluffnoun[U] (USELESS INFORMATION)useless or unimportant information: Don’t expect all fluff – like most good satire, this contains some moments of truth. fluff verb[ T ] us/flʌf/(alsofluff out/up something) fluffverb[T] (MAKE APPEAR LARGER)to shake a mass of fibers, feathers, or hair so the mass appears larger: Make the beds and don’t forget to fluff the pillows. She fluffed out her hair. Examples of flufffluff The male's courtship display involves fluffing out his breast feathers and running after the female; the species has no known aerial display. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I fluffed it the first time but got it right two bars later, he reported. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A gas fluidized bed is a container filled with a powder or granular substance that is "fluffed up" by blowing gas upwardly through it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He expands his chest and fluffs out his forehead feathers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The blue feathers of its throat are elongated and often held fluffed up giving it the name. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the downstairs hall, people could make their mattresses, stuffing them with cotton after the cotton had been properly fluffed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Each bed is fluffed with a special material that is made from 30 recycled plastic bottles. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When feather fluffing, they contract their muscles to raise their feathers to increase the air space next to their skin. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Live episodes are prone to mishaps and actors fluffing their lines. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The flank and ventral feathers are not always fluffed out, and the intensity of the display probably depends on the relationship of the two birds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The fluffs records were unusual in that each contained some egregious errorusually in the lyricsby the performer. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Similarly, it is also reported that the parent birds brooded by perching on the branch above the nest and fluffing their breast feathers out to cover it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Often, dry chemical and dry powder types are hit on the bottom with a rubber mallet to make sure the powder is free-flowing, which is called fluffing the powder. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Last-minute attempts to try to fluff it will not be conducive to that end. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the middle there is a joining part that picks up fluff. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of fluff These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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