fluff

noun

1. （衣服等上的）绒毛，蓬松毛团，尘团
   small pieces of wool, cotton, etc. that gather on clothes and other surfaces
2. （禽兽，尤指幼者的）绒毛
   soft animal fur or bird feathers, that is found especially on young animals or birds
3. 没多大意义的娱乐
   entertainment that is not serious and is not considered to have great value

verb

1. 搞糟；弄砸
   to do sth badly or to fail at sth
   1. He completely fluffed an easy shot (= in sport) .
      一个唾手可得的进球机会被他搞砸了。
   2. Most actors fluff their lines occasionally.
      多数演员都会偶尔念错台词。
2. 抖松；使松散
   to shake or brush sth so that it looks larger and/or softer
   1. The female sat on the eggs, fluffing out her feathers.
      母鸟抖开羽毛孵蛋。
   2. Let me fluff up your pillows for you.
      我来把你的枕头拍松。

1. N-UNCOUNT (织物上的)绒毛，蓬松毛团;(小动物的)绒毛
   Fluff consists of soft threads or fibres in the form of small, light balls or lumps. For example, you can refer to the fur of a small animal as fluff .
   1. ...the nestbox which contained two chicks: just small grey balls of fluff...
      窝里有两只雏鸟：看上去还只是两个灰色的毛毛球
   2. She noticed some bits of fluff on the sleeve of her sweater.
      她发现羊毛衫的袖口上起了一些毛球。
2. VERB 出错;搞砸
   If you fluff something that you are trying to do, you are unsuccessful or you do it badly.
   1. She fluffed her interview at Oxford.
      她在牛津的面试搞砸了。
3. VERB 抖松(靠垫、羽毛等);使蓬松
   If you fluff things such as cushions or feathers, you get a lot of air into them, for example by shaking or brushing them, in order to make them seem larger and lighter.
   1. She stood up and fluffed her hair, wiggling her fingers through it and then throwing it back.
      她站起身来，弄松了头发，将手指穿过发丝，然后把头发向后一甩。
   2. Fluff up means the same as fluff .
      fluff up 同 fluff
   3. Take the pan off the heat and cover for 5 minutes to fluff up the rice.
      把平底锅从火上拿开，焖 5 分钟让米饭变松软。

1. Shirley flicked a speck of fluff from the sleeve of her black suit
   雪莉弹掉了黑色套装袖子上的一点小绒毛。
2. She noticed some bits of fluff on the sleeve of her sweater.
   她发现羊毛衫的袖口上起了一些毛球。
3. She fluffed her interview at Oxford.
   她在牛津的面试搞砸了。
4. Winter clouds snow-laden, cotton fluff flying.
   雪压冬云白絮飞，万花纷谢一时稀。
5. My best sweater is covered with fluff.
   我那件最好的毛衣上满是绒毛。
6. The little King Penguin had already grown majestic black and white feathers on his wings and stomach. But instead of a golden crest on his head, sat a tuft of downy brown fluff.
   这只小帝企鹅的翅膀和腹部已经长出了黑白相间的羽毛，但是与成年企鹅头上的金冠（金黄色的羽毛）不同，他的头顶上却是一簇毛茸茸的棕色绒毛。
7. The sow bugs beside him are curled and empty, fragile, a breath away from brittle fluff.
   旁边的小飞虫的尸体显得卷缩和空洞和脆弱，离那个脆弱的蠼螋不太远。
8. Can you see the potential now? Marcus didn't get where he is with some fluff skill.
   现在你明白这些潜在的能力了吗？放在别的地方，马库斯的天赋就变得一无是处了。
9. The movie was just another bit of fluff from Hollywood.
   你的上衣需要刷一刷了，上面有些绒毛。
10. All that sort of stuff is bum fluff.
    所有这类的东西是烧伤绒毛。
11. I stand up, fluff the hair, mood because of enough sleep.
    我站起来，抖抖毛，因为睡足了觉而心情舒畅。
12. After use always replace the mouthpiece cover to keep out dust and fluff.
    使用后请将吸口盖盖上，以防灰尘和绒毛。
13. Your little fluff balls ruined my perm.
    你的小混球们毁了我的离子烫。
14. He brushed some fluff from his jacket.
    他刷去了夹克上的绒毛。
15. During the winter wet areas may provide an excellent insulating material in the form of cattail fluff and reeds.
    在冬季潮湿的地区也可以搞到一些良好的绝缘绒毛的香蒲，芦苇形式的材料。
16. She picked bits of fluff from his sweater.
    她摘掉他毛衣上的绒毛。
17. Woolen blankets often have fluff on them.
    毛毯上经常带有柔软的绒毛。
18. Danny: Just as I thought, it's full of fluff and dirt.
    丹尼：果然如我所料，里面满是一团团的灰尘、垢。
19. When the weather is cold, birds fluff out their feathers so as to keep warm.
    天气变冷时，鸟就抖松其羽毛以保身体暖和。
20. Avoid cutting the fluff side, straight blade knife better than stripes;
    在避免模切起毛方面，直纹刀比横纹刀好；
21. Because there are a lot of software out there that are full of fluff and useless material.
    因为有很多软体上，充满了绒毛、无用的材料。
22. This machine can be used to fluff, trim and polish all kinds of outsoles.
    本机适用于各种外底的起毛、修边和抛光加工。
23. Where dose the dandelion fluff go when it blows away?
    蒲公英被吹散了后到哪里去了呢？
24. This machine adapts to cleaning short fluff in cotton peeling workshops.
    该机适合于棉花加工剥绒车间随机清理棉短绒之用。
25. She started to fluff tasks that should have been childishly simple.
    她开始出错，把本来对小孩子来说都很简单的任务搞糟了。
26. Now you can fluff out the remaining cellophane above the curling ribbon.
    现在你可以出绒毛其余玻璃纸以上蜷曲丝带。
27. Autumn has arrived, and will fall Kapok fluff and seeds.
    秋天来临了，会落下木棉花的绒毛和种子。
28. Fluff the pillows after you use them.
    用过枕头后把它们抖松。
29. If the material of the clothes is not good, pieces of fluff will appear soon.
    假如衣服材质不好，不久就会出现绒毛。
30. But most analysts in Tokyo, looking at the fluff, have not set much store by the visit.
    但是东京的大部分分析人士都看到了此次访问中的做秀成分，对之并不报太大希望。

noun

1. a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)

2. something of little value or significance

   Synonym:    bagatellefripperyfrivolity

3. any light downy material

verb

1. ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect

   Synonym:    tease

2. erect or fluff up
   1. the bird ruffled its feathers

   Synonym:    ruffle

3. make a mess of, destroy or ruin
   1. I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
   2. the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement

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