dreadlocks

noun

1. （尤指拉斯塔法里教派成员蓄的）“骇人”长发绺
   hair that is twisted into long thick pieces that hang down from the head, worn especially by Rastafarians

1. N-PLURAL （尤指拉斯塔法里教派成员蓄的）“骇人”长发绺
   If someone has dreadlocks, their hair is divided into a large number of tight strips, like pieces of rope. Dreadlocks are worn especially by men who are Rastafarians.
   1. He was turned down for a driving job when he refused to cut his dreadlocks.
      他拒绝剪掉他的“骇人”长发绺,所以没能谋到开车的差事。

1. He was turned down for a driving job when he refused to cut his dreadlocks.
   他拒绝剪掉他的“骇人”长发绺，所以没能谋到开车的差事。
2. I met Linda ( and her dreadlocks, and her piercings) in Bali almost two years ago, when I went for that Yoga retreat.
   大约两年前，我在巴厘岛参加瑜伽训练营时遇上琳达（留着细发辫，在身上穿洞）。
3. Linda would like to someday grow her dreadlocks so long she could weave them into a wire-supported structure on the top of her head like a topiary and maybe store a bird there.
   琳达希望把发辫留长，有一天能在头顶编成钢丝支撑的结构，类似树雕，或许在里头摆只鸟。
4. The wearing of dreadlocks, hair that is matted into ropelike strands, is also closely associated with the movement.
   披着细发辫，即把头发一缕缕编成绳子状，也与这个运动有密切的关系。
5. The American comedy actress Whoopi Goldberg is all voice dreadlocks and teeth.
   美国喜剧女演员伍皮·戈德堡是个大嗓门，披着一头长发辫，长着一嘴大牙。
6. Dreadlocks are really hard to wash.
   雷鬼烫真的很难洗头。