bald
/bɔːld/adjective
1
- having a scalp wholly or partly lacking hair秃的：
a little man with a bald head
矮小的秃顶男子
he was starting to go bald.
他开始谢顶了。
1.1
- (of an animal) not covered by the usual fur, hair, or feathers（动物）无毛的：
hedgehogs are born bald.
刺猬出生时无毛。
1.2
- (of a plant or an area of land) not covered by the usual leaves, bark, or vegetation（植物, 土地）光秃秃的。
1.3
- (of a tyre) having the tread worn away（轮胎）磨光的。
2
- without any extra detail or explanation; plain or blunt干巴巴的; 赤裸裸的; 直截了当的：
the bald statement in the preceding paragraph requires amplification.
前一段里干巴巴的陈述需要进一步发挥。
短语
(as) bald as a coot
- completely bald全秃的, 光秃秃的。
派生词
balding
noun & adjective （限义项1）baldish
adjectivebaldly
adverb （限义项2）baldness
noun词源
Middle English: probably from a base meaning 'white patch'， whence the archaic sense 'marked or streaked with white'. Compare with Welsh ceffyl bal, denoting a horse with a white mark on its face.