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单词 wisp
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wisp
noun[C]
uk
/wɪsp/us
/wɪsp/
wisp of cloud/smoke/steam
asmall,thinlineofcloud/smoke/steam:
一缕云／烟／蒸汽
Abluewisp ofcigarettesmokecurledin theair.香烟冒出的一缕青烟在空中缭绕。
wisp of hair, grass, etc.
athin,delicatepieceofhair,grass, etc.:
一绺头发／一小束青草（等等）
A fewwispsofhaystillclungto herskirt.她的裙子上仍然粘着几根干草。
softwispsofbabyhair几绺柔软的婴儿头发
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wisp
noun[C]
us
/wɪsp/
adelicate,thin, and sometimestwistingpieceorlineof something:
Ritabrushedback thestraycopperywisps ofhairescapingherbraid.
A wisp ofsmokefrom thecampfirecurledin theair.
(Definition ofwispfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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wisp
A single narrative sweep, not ten thousand wisps of 24 disinformation.
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Thin fibrous "wisps" of cirrus are a physical form found only at high altitudes of the tropopshere ("cirriform").
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A brown dot sometimes rests on the base of each of the three wisps.
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They were made of wisps of dried grass or leaves.
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The characteristic features of cirrus clouds are fine threads or wisps of ice crystals, generally white, but appearing grey when dense and seen against the light.
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Beyond this continuous skirt, occasional rays and wisps of light material extent outwards for many more crater diameters.
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Described as pushing fifty, with a face life had chewed on, and long wisps of greying hair parted low on one side and combed over his balding pate.
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The water came up to a clamp of potatoes and just washed it away like awispof straw.
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Much of the talk about competition in the industry is a "will of thewisp".
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The experiment apparently went very well and the amount of the horse's food was cut down,wispbywisp.
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There is talk of the use of subsidies to chase this will-of-the-wispprestige.
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If there is the slightestwispof good weather, there is a water shortage in about 900 villages.
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Whether we like it or not, we cannot afford to pursue such will-of-the-wisppolicies with such disastrous results.
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He therefore arranged that there should be onewispof hay less for the horse every time it was fed.
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The experiment was seemingly going triumphantly to succeed when, just as they had got down to the lastwispof hay per day, an unfortunate event happened —the horse died.
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