请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 comb-over
释义

Definition of comb-over in English:

comb-over

noun
  • A strip of hair combed over a bald patch on a man's head in an attempt to conceal it.

    遮秃发(梳到光秃部位将其遮盖的一绺头发)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Not only did it have very little success in improving sales, but it was much more costly due to the fact that they had to stop the photo shoots every time the wind blew in order to allow the hairstylists to fix the comb-overs.
    • His greying hair was styled in a comb-over, his brown eyes glowing with kindness.
    • Accordingly, he has given up his comb-over hairstyle in favour of a straight-back cut that is winning rave reviews.
    • The film portrays actuaries as mathematics-obsessed, socially disconnected individuals with bad comb-overs, according to the society, which is the largest professional body of actuaries worldwide, with more than 17,000 members.
    • And he doesn't try to cover up the obvious with goofy comb-overs, wigs, or medical procedures.
    • Swallowing the lump that comes into my throat at this thought, I climb on board, nod to the surly looking bus driver with the white comb-over and poorly trimmed goatee, and try to scope out a place to sit.
    • She stared at the back of the cabbie's head, at the lame comb-over attempt to hide a textbook case of male pattern baldness.
    • Many men wear a comb-over to hide thinning or a receding hairline.
    • Cutting hair short makes thinning less noticeable (forget the comb-over - you're fooling no one but yourself).
    • For men, halfhearted comb-overs, plugs, weaves, and toupees are strictly forbidden and will be cause for harsh disciplinary action.
    • The maitre d' was a thick-set man in his forties with a bad comb-over and handle-bar moustache, wearing an orange T-shirt and black leather pants.
    • One old man with an almost threadbare pate and the thinnest of comb-overs even stopped to pump up his volume and then smile at the result.
    • After much deliberation, my boyfriend and I decided that a comb-over was not something either of us would find very sexy, so a couple of months ago he shaved his head to offset the signs of impending baldness.
    • He's a portly gent with an eye patch and black hair forced across his head in an unforgiving comb-over.
    • He was dishevelled, unshaven, his comb-over in disarray, and clouds of whiskey-fumes rose in a steady haze from between his chapped lips.
    • Don't assume that a properly brushed comb-over will look like a full head of hair.
    • There are comb-overs, hair potions, and more drastic transplants.
    • That was a relief because prior to that I had let my hair grow out to cover the bald spot - like a bad comb-over.
    • All I really can do is grow a few patches here and there, and since the comb-over idea didn't go over too well, it would seem as though I'm out of luck.
    • As he paced, his poorly fitted suit stretched and pulled unflatteringly around his paunchy stomach, and with each step his stringy hair fell limply from its comb-over in greasy strands.
随便看

 

英汉双解词典包含464360条英汉词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/21 13:36:46