fluff
noun[U]
uk/flʌf/us/flʌf/fluffnoun[U](SOFT MASS)
small,loosepiecesofwoolor othersoftmaterial, or thedown(=softnewhairs)on ayounganimal:
绒毛;蓬松毛团;(幼兽的)绒毛Hebrushedthe fluff off hiscoat.他刷掉了外套上的绒毛。
The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals
- astrakhan
- baleen
- bristly
- bushy
- coated
- dander
- eiderdown
- feather
- fleece
- fur
- hackles
- horsehair
- lambswool
- mane
- mother-of-pearl
- sable
- seashell
- sheepskin
- spine
- wishbone
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Textiles: general words
fluffnoun[U](ENTERTAINMENT)
US
entertainmentthat is notseriousorvaluable
无意义的娱乐Types of film, play, book etc.
- adaptation
- Afrofuturism
- allegorical
- allegory
- anime
- autobiographical
- computer-animated
- cyberpunk
- episodic
- Gothic
- kitchen-sink
- lampoon
- procedural
- prosy
- pulpy
- satirical
- science fiction
- self-referential
- SFF
- smash
fluff
verb[T]
informaluk/flʌf/us/flʌf/(USalsoflub)mainlyUK
tofailsomething or do itbadly:
搞砸,弄糟I fluffed mydrivingtestthreetimesbefore Ifinallygot it.我搞砸了3次驾驶考试,之后才最终通过。
All thetimeI wasactingwith him, I neveronceheardhim fluffhislines(= say somethingwrongwhenacting).我一直和他一起表演,一次也没听到过他说错台词。
Failing and doing badly
- abjectly
- at-risk
- backbencher
- balls(something)up
- be on your beam endsidiom
- blow
- bomb
- collapse
- fall to piecesidiom
- fight a losing battleidiom
- flog
- flog a dead horseidiom
- flop
- founder
- rebound
- rot
- running on emptyidiom
- sclerotic
- smoke
- the rot sets inidiom
Phrasal verb
fluffsomethingup