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- a bunch or collection of something, typically threads, grass, or hair, held or growing together at the base（尤指线、草、头发等）一束, 一簇：
scrubby tufts of grass.
浓密的草丛。
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- Anatomy & Zoology a bunch of small blood vessels, respiratory tentacles, or other small anatomical structures【剖, 动】细血管丛, 呼吸腺毛丛等。
with obj.
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- （一般作be tufted）provide (something) with a tuft or tufts使（某物）分成束（或簇）。
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- Needlework make depressions at regular intervals in (a mattress or cushion) by passing a thread through it【缝纫】（每隔一定距离）用线束钉住（褥, 垫）。
派生词
tufty
adjective词源
late Middle English: probably from Old French tofe, of unknown origin. The final -t is typical of phonetic confusion between -f and -ft at the end of words; compare with GRAFT1.