scarf

Word family adjectivescarfedadverbscarfwisenounscarfingscarf

Related topics: Clothes

scarf1 /skɑːf $ skɑːrf/ S3 noun (plural scarfs or scarves /skɑːvz $ skɑːrvz/) [countableC]

DCCa piece of cloth that you wear around your neck, head, or shoulders, especially to keep warm 围巾；头巾；披肩

Examples from the Corpus

scarf• Why did it have to be a scarf? he wondered.• His wife sat next to him, sobbing into a scarf.• His hair was all tousled, a scarf round his neck, touching his braces.• When I left she picked up my scarf and tied it over my head.• More options include a white patent-leather tote bag and a big straw hat or scarf tied a la Audrey Hepburn.• Hala took Fatima's place and the girl reached out and plucked a pin from the scarf which concealed her hair.

scarf2 (also scarf down/up) verb [transitiveT] American EnglishAmE informal

EATto eat something very quickly 狼吞虎咽地吃

She scarfed down a bagel on her way to work.

她在上班的路上匆匆地吃了个面包圈。

Examples from the Corpus

scarf• I scarfed down a candy bar between classes.

Origin scarf1

(1500-1600) Old North French escarpe, from Old French escherpe “bag hung around the neck”

scarf2

(1900-2000) scoff “to eat quickly” ((18-21 centuries))

单词	scarf
释义	scarf Word family adjectivescarfedadverbscarfwisenounscarfingscarf Related topics: Clothes scarf1 /skɑːf $ skɑːrf/ ●●● S3 noun (plural scarfs or scarves /skɑːvz $ skɑːrvz/) [countableC] DCCa piece of cloth that you wear around your neck, head, or shoulders, especially to keep warm 围巾；头巾；披肩 Examples from the Corpus scarf• Why did it have to be a scarf? he wondered.• His wife sat next to him, sobbing into a scarf.• His hair was all tousled, a scarf round his neck, touching his braces.• When I left she picked up my scarf and tied it over my head.• More options include a white patent-leather tote bag and a big straw hat or scarf tied a la Audrey Hepburn.• Hala took Fatima's place and the girl reached out and plucked a pin from the scarf which concealed her hair. scarf2 (also scarf down/up) verb [transitiveT] American EnglishAmE informal EATto eat something very quickly 狼吞虎咽地吃 She scarfed down a bagel on her way to work. 她在上班的路上匆匆地吃了个面包圈。 Examples from the Corpus scarf• I scarfed down a candy bar between classes. Origin scarf1 (1500-1600) Old North French escarpe, from Old French escherpe “bag hung around the neck” scarf2 (1900-2000) scoff “to eat quickly” ((18-21 centuries))
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