fluff

英 [flʌf]

美 [flʌf]

n.  (衣服等上的)绒毛，蓬松毛团，尘团; (禽兽，尤指幼者的)绒毛; 没多大意义的娱乐
v.  搞糟; 弄砸; 抖松; 使松散

过去式：fluffed　现在分词：fluffing　过去分词：fluffed　第三人称单数：fluffs　复数：fluffs　

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Collins.1 / BNC.20458 / COCA.17394

牛津词典

noun

• （衣服等上的）绒毛，蓬松毛团，尘团
  small pieces of wool, cotton, etc. that gather on clothes and other surfaces
• （禽兽，尤指幼者的）绒毛
  soft animal fur or bird feathers, that is found especially on young animals or birds
• 没多大意义的娱乐
  entertainment that is not serious and is not considered to have great value

verb

• 搞糟；弄砸
  to do sth badly or to fail at sth
  1. He completely fluffed an easy shot (= in sport) .
     一个唾手可得的进球机会被他搞砸了。
  2. Most actors fluff their lines occasionally.
     多数演员都会偶尔念错台词。
• 抖松；使松散
  to shake or brush sth so that it looks larger and/or softer
  1. The female sat on the eggs, fluffing out her feathers.
     母鸟抖开羽毛孵蛋。
  2. Let me fluff up your pillows for you.
     我来把你的枕头拍松。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (织物上的)绒毛，蓬松毛团;(小动物的)绒毛
  Fluffconsists of soft threads or fibres in the form of small, light balls or lumps. For example, you can refer to the fur of a small animal asfluff.
  1. ...the nestbox which contained two chicks: just small grey balls of fluff...
     窝里有两只雏鸟：看上去还只是两个灰色的毛毛球
  2. She noticed some bits of fluff on the sleeve of her sweater.
     她发现羊毛衫的袖口上起了一些毛球。
• VERB 出错;搞砸
  If youfluffsomething that you are trying to do, you are unsuccessful or you do it badly.
  1. She fluffed her interview at Oxford.
     她在牛津的面试搞砸了。
• VERB 抖松(靠垫、羽毛等);使蓬松
  If youfluffthings such as cushions or feathers, you get a lot of air into them, for example by shaking or brushing them, in order to make them seem larger and lighter.
  1. She stood up and fluffed her hair, wiggling her fingers through it and then throwing it back.
     她站起身来，弄松了头发，将手指穿过发丝，然后把头发向后一甩。
  2. Fluff upmeans the same asfluff.
     fluff up 同 fluff
  3. Take the pan off the heat and cover for 5 minutes to fluff up the rice.
     把平底锅从火上拿开，焖 5 分钟让米饭变松软。

英英释义

noun

• a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
• something of little value or significance
  Synonym:bagatellefripperyfrivolity
• any light downy material

verb

• ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
  Synonym:tease
• erect or fluff up
  1. the bird ruffled its feathers
  Synonym:ruffle
• make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  1. I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
  2. the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
  Synonym:botchbodgebumblefumblebotch upmuffblowflubscrew upball upspoilmuck upbunglebollixbollix upbollocksbollocks upbobblemishandlelouse upfoul upmess upfuck up

双语例句

• Autumn has arrived, and will fall Kapok fluff and seeds.
  秋天来临了，会落下木棉花的绒毛和种子。
• My best sweater is covered with fluff.
  我那件最好的毛衣上满是绒毛。
• Avoid cutting the fluff side, straight blade knife better than stripes;
  在避免模切起毛方面，直纹刀比横纹刀好；
• Now you can fluff out the remaining cellophane above the curling ribbon.
  现在你可以出绒毛其余玻璃纸以上蜷曲丝带。
• Where dose the dandelion fluff go when it blows away?
  蒲公英被吹散了后到哪里去了呢？
• But most analysts in Tokyo, looking at the fluff, have not set much store by the visit.
  但是东京的大部分分析人士都看到了此次访问中的做秀成分，对之并不报太大希望。
• Woolen blankets often have fluff on them.
  毛毯上经常带有柔软的绒毛。
• Your little fluff balls ruined my perm.
  你的小混球们毁了我的离子烫。
• Danny: Just as I thought, it's full of fluff and dirt.
  丹尼：果然如我所料，里面满是一团团的灰尘、垢。
• If the material of the clothes is not good, pieces of fluff will appear soon.
  假如衣服材质不好，不久就会出现绒毛。