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- mass noun a kind of soft-woven fabric, typically made of wool or cotton and slightly milled and raised法兰绒：
as modifier a check flannel shirt.一件方格法兰绒衬衫。
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flannels
men's trousers made of such material法兰绒男裤。
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- short for FLANNELETTE.FLANNELETTE 的简称。
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- Brit. a small piece of towelling used for washing oneself〈英〉浴巾。
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- mass noun Brit. informal bland fluent talk indulged in to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly〈英, 非正式〉（为避免直接谈论难题或处理困境而采取的）无关痛痒的夸夸其谈; 花言巧语：
a simple admittance of ignorance was much to be preferred to any amount of flannel.
爽爽快快地承认无知比任何花言巧语都更得人心。
(flannelled, flannelling; <美> 亦作flanneled, flanneling) no obj.［often as noun flannelling］
- informal, chiefly Brit. use bland fluent talk so as to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly〈非正式, 主英〉（为避免直接谈论难题或处理困境而）作无关痛痒的夸夸其谈; 花言巧语。
词源
Middle English: probably from Welsh gwlanen 'woollen article', from gwlan 'wool'.