| 释义 |
bald/bɔ:ld/adj. 1 (of a person) with the scalp wholly or partly lacking hair (人)秃头的 2 (of an animal, plant, etc.) not covered by the usual hair, feathers, leaves, etc. (动、植物等)无毛的；无羽的；无叶的 3 colloq. with the surface worn away [口]表面磨光的 a bald tyre 磨光的轮胎 4a blunt, unelaborated 直爽的，未经推敲的 a bald statement 不加虚饰的陈述 b undisguised 不加掩饰的，未装饰的 the bald effrontery 毫不掩饰的厚脸皮 5 meagre or dull 单调的，枯燥的 a bald style 单调的文体 6 marked with white, esp. on the face (尤指脸上)有白斑的 a bald horse 脸上有白斑的马 □ balding adj. (in senses 1 － 3 用于释义 1 至 3)□ baldish adj.□ baldly adv. (in sense 4 用于释义 4)□ baldness n.[Middle English ballede, originally ‘having a white blaze’, probably from an Old English root ball- ‘white patch’] |