fluff

• n. 绒毛；错误；无价值的东西
• vt. 念错；抖松；使…起毛
• vi. 起毛；出错；变松

来自拉丁语vellus, 羊毛，词源同wool, fleece. 或来自辅音丛fl, 扑腾，拍打，词源同flap, flop. 用来指绒毛，绒屑。

1. any light downy material

2. something of little value or significance

3. a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)

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.

He completely fluffed an easy shot (= in sport) .

一个唾手可得的进球机会被他搞砸了。

牛津词典

Most actors fluff their lines occasionally.

多数演员都会偶尔念错台词。

牛津词典

The female sat on the eggs, fluffing out her feathers.

母鸟抖开羽毛孵蛋。

牛津词典

Let me fluff up your pillows for you.

我来把你的枕头拍松。

牛津词典

...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

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She fluffed her interview at Oxford.

她在牛津的面试搞砸了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The water absorption velocity of fluff slurry determines the performance of sanitary towel series products directly.

绒毛浆的吸水速度直接决定了卫生巾系列产品的性能.

期刊摘选

Includes Replay Player for listening on the PC and skipping over ads and other fluff.

包括重放播放器,听在PC上和跳跃超过广告和其他绒毛.

期刊摘选

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.

期刊摘选

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.

期刊摘选

The following year I began again with another group of yellow fluff balls.

第二年,我开始用另一群黄毛雏作实验.

期刊摘选

Evlis Presley's movies are regarded as nothing more than fluff.

猫王的电影总是被人视作无足轻重.

期刊摘选

My coat is covered with fluff.

我的外套粘满了绒毛.

《简明英汉词典》

That wonderful poem was just a fluff in the pan; he'll never write another.

他那一首诗属昙花一现的成功, 他再也写不出第二首了.

期刊摘选

Fluff up and air quilt regularly to maintain softness.

应定期将羊毛被抖松并晾晒以保持其柔软性.

期刊摘选

Poor housekeeping and fluff accumulation on machine parts.

在机器上整理不好,在机器部件上挂花.

期刊摘选

Foliaceous back provides fluff , vein is thicker , stipule is damask.

叶背具柔毛, 叶脉较粗,托叶淡红色.

期刊摘选

When the weather is cold, birds fluff out their feathers so as to keep warm.

天气变冷时, 鸟就抖松其羽毛以保身体暖和.

期刊摘选

My best sweater is covered with fluff.

我那件最好的毛衣上满是绒毛.

期刊摘选

Fluff with a fork, cover again, and set aside until ready to serve.

用叉子叉松, 再盖上盖子, 放置一边备用.

期刊摘选

The room hasn't been properly cleaned; there's fluff and dust under the furniture.

房间还没有彻底打扫过, 家具下面还有一团团的毛和尘埃.

期刊摘选