英:['tʌftɪ]
美:['tʌftɪ]
英:['tʌftɪ]
美:['tʌftɪ]
比较级:tuftier
最高级:tuftiest
noun
a small cluster of elongated flexible outgrowths attached or close together at the base and free at the opposite endsespecially: a growing bunch of grasses or close-set plants
a bunch of soft fluffy threads cut off short and used as ornament
clump, cluster
mound
any of the projections of yarns drawn through a fabric or making up a fabric so as to produce a surface of raised loops or cut pile
verb
transitive verb
to provide or adorn with a tuft
to make (a fabric) of or with tufts
to make (something, such as a mattress) firm by stitching at intervals and covering the depressions produced on the surface with tufts
intransitive verb
to form into or grow in tufts
Noun Middle English, modification of Middle French touffe, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German zopf tip — more at top >entry 1
The first known use of tuft was in the 14th century
tularemianoun
a disease especially of rodents, wild rabbits, human beings, and some domestic animals that is caused by a bacterium and passed on by the bites of insects or ticks
tuitionnoun
money paid for instruction (as at a college)
tuitionnoun
money paid for instruction (as at a college)
tug1 of 2verb
to pull hard
to move by pulling hard : drag
to tow with a tugboat
tug2 of 2noun
an act or instance of tugging : pull
a strong pulling force
a struggle between two people or forces
tugboat
tug1 of 2verb
to pull hard
to move by pulling hard : drag
to tow with a tugboat
tug2 of 2noun
an act or instance of tugging : pull
a strong pulling force
a struggle between two people or forces
tugboat
tug1 of 2verb
to pull hard
to move by pulling hard : drag
to tow with a tugboat
tug2 of 2noun
an act or instance of tugging : pull
a strong pulling force
a struggle between two people or forces
tugboat
tugboatnoun
a strongly built powerful boat used for towing and pushing ships
tug1 of 2verb
to pull hard
to move by pulling hard : drag
to tow with a tugboat
tug2 of 2noun
an act or instance of tugging : pull
a strong pulling force
a struggle between two people or forces
tugboat
tuft1 of 2noun
a small cluster of long flexible outgrowths (as of hairs, feathers, or blades of grass) that are attached or close together at the base and free at the opposite end
a bunch of soft fluffy threads cut off short and used as ornament
tuft2 of 2verb
to provide or decorate with a tuft
to make (as upholstery) firm by stitching through the stuffing here and there
1 "Ladies and gentlemen!" called the tufty-haired wizard. "If you would please stand up!"
“女士们先生们!”头发浓密的巫师大声说,“请起立!”
2 The tufty-headed penguins headed out to sea at the onset of winter for their annual forage and returned on the following spring to breed.
这群头上长著一丛毛的企鹅在入冬后就出海展开年度觅食,次年春天回来繁殖。
3 The tufty-haired wizard waved his wand high over the heads of Bill and Fleur and a shower of silver stars fell upon them, spiraling around their now entwined figures.
头发浓密的巫师在比尔和芙蓉头顶上高高挥舞魔杖,一大片银色的星星落在他们身上,绕着他们此刻紧紧相拥的身体旋转。
4 A tuft of hair stuck out from under his hat.
5 Nestled amid sticks and tufts of soft hair were two endangered Mexican gray wolf pups.
6 The landscape was a steep boulder field with three-foot-tall tufts of mountain grass between the rocks.
1 成簇的
3 成束
6 成束的