| 释义 |
wisp /wɪsp/ n. | vt. | vi.
I n.
1. 小把，束；绺；缕
a wisp of hay 一把干草
a wisp of hair 一束头发
a man with a wisp of a beard 蓄有一绺长髯的男子
a wisp of smoke 一缕轻烟
a wisp of cloud 一丝浮云
2. (点火用的)纸捻；(照明用的)干草把
3. 纤弱的人；细微(或缥缈)的东西
a tiny wisp of an old woman 瘦小纤弱的老太婆
a wisp of a smile 一丝微笑
Wisps of noise reached her. 一阵阵微弱的声响传到她的耳际。
4. (尤指鹬的)群
a wisp of snipes 一群鹬
5. = will-o'-the-wisp
6. = whisk broom
II ❶ vt.
1. 把…卷成小把，把…扎成束
2. 使(烟雾等)一缕缕冒出；一缕缕地布满
A cigarette was wisping smoke at the corner of his mouth. 一支卷烟正在他嘴角冒出缕缕青烟。
The sky was all wisped with mist. 整个天空布满了缕缕薄雾。
3. 把…搓成捻子
❷ vi.
成为一缕缕；一缕缕地飘动
She hung over the seat, her hair wisping against the floor. 她的身子俯伏在座位上，缕缕长发散落在地板上。
The smoke of a cigarette wisped from his nose and mouth. 卷烟的烟雾从他的嘴和鼻子一缕缕喷出。
[< Swed visp a bundle of rushes or twigs; 与 ON visk 有关，见WHISK¹] |