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

• I stand up, fluff the hair, mood because of enough sleep.
  我站起来，抖抖毛，因为睡足了觉而心情舒畅。
• 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；
• He brushed some fluff from his jacket.
  他刷去了夹克上的绒毛。
• She picked bits of fluff from his sweater.
  她摘掉他毛衣上的绒毛。
• Can you see the potential now? Marcus didn't get where he is with some fluff skill.
  现在你明白这些潜在的能力了吗？放在别的地方，马库斯的天赋就变得一无是处了。
• Winter clouds snow-laden, cotton fluff flying.
  雪压冬云白絮飞，万花纷谢一时稀。
• This machine can be used to fluff, trim and polish all kinds of outsoles.
  本机适用于各种外底的起毛、修边和抛光加工。
• The sow bugs beside him are curled and empty, fragile, a breath away from brittle fluff.
  旁边的小飞虫的尸体显得卷缩和空洞和脆弱，离那个脆弱的蠼螋不太远。
• This machine adapts to cleaning short fluff in cotton peeling workshops.
  该机适合于棉花加工剥绒车间随机清理棉短绒之用。
• After use always replace the mouthpiece cover to keep out dust and fluff.
  使用后请将吸口盖盖上，以防灰尘和绒毛。