grow a beard
beard 是可数名词，单数前要用 a；grow a beard 强调从没有胡子到蓄起胡子。
He grew a beard while travelling last year.
他去年旅行期间留起了胡子。
胡子；胡须
beards — plural of beard
假女友；掩护者；芒；毛簇；喙基须；喙基羽簇；（火鸡的）胸须；（鲸、鱼等的）颚须
facial hair growing on the chin, cheeks, jaw, and neck; the hair on the lower part of a man's face.
下巴、面颊、下颚和颈部的胡须
Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
男性面部下半部生长的毛发
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
某些鸟类喙基部的丛生小羽毛
The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds.
某些植物(如鸢尾、草类)上的毛簇或刚毛
a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
某些鲸类下颚及某些鱼类口颚部的附属物
The appendages to the jaw in some cetaceans, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes.
替人掩饰嫌疑者(尤指陪伴男同性恋者以掩盖其同性恋身份的女子)
a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)
某些贝类的足丝
The byssus of certain shellfish.
某些双壳类(如牡蛎)的鳃
The gills of some bivalves, such as the oyster.
蛾蝶唇须上的毛
The hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.
植物上的长毛或硬毛；芒
The long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn.
火鸡胸前突出的长毛状羽毛
Long, hairlike feathers that protrude from the chest of a turkey.
箭或其他器械上向后突出的倒钩,防止头部被轻易拔出
A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out.
斧头弯曲的底面,从刃口下端延伸至斧柄
The curved underside of an axehead, extending from the lower end of the cutting edge to the axehandle.
马下颌底部位于下巴上方的部分,承载马勒的勒马索
That part of the underside of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle.
He grew a beard during the winter vacation.
他在寒假期间留了胡子。
用法提示：beard 作名词，指下巴和脸颊上的胡须。
My grandfather's gray beard makes him look wise.
我祖父灰白的胡子让他看起来很睿智。
用法提示：beard 作名词，指面颊和下巴的毛发。
She trimmed her husband's beard with small scissors.
她用一把小剪刀修剪了丈夫的胡子。
用法提示：beard 作名词，指男性面部的胡须。
beard 是可数名词，单数前要用 a；grow a beard 强调从没有胡子到蓄起胡子。
He grew a beard while travelling last year.
他去年旅行期间留起了胡子。
with a beard 常作后置定语，用来描述某人留着胡子。
A tall man with a beard answered the door.
一个留着胡子的高个子男人开了门。
此义指陪伴同性恋者出席场合、替其掩饰身份的人，语气多带戏谑。
Everyone assumed she was his beard.
大家都以为她是他的掩护女友。
用于植物或鸟类时，a beard of 后接毛发、羽毛一类名词，指丛生的毛簇。
The iris has a beard of soft hairs along its petals.
鸢尾花的花瓣上长着一簇柔软的毛。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has beard.
正确表达He has a beard.
汉语名词前不需要冠词,但英语里 beard 是可数名词,指一个人的整片胡须时,单数泛指必须加不定冠词,说 He has a beard。"He has beard" 缺少限定词,不符合英语可数名词的用法。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has long beards.
正确表达He has a long beard.
汉语的“胡子”不区分单复数,而英语中 beard 指一个人的整片胡须时要用单数,beards 只用于多个人各自的胡子。所以表达“他留着长胡子”须说 a long beard,不能用复数 beards。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has a beard on his upper lip.
正确表达He has a mustache on his upper lip.
汉语的“胡子”既指络腮胡也指上唇的小胡子,英语则分开:beard 指下巴、两颊、下颚和颈部的胡须,上唇的胡须叫 mustache。只想说他上唇留着一撮小胡子时要用 mustache,说 beard 会被理解为络腮胡。
留胡子
He grew a beard during the holidays.
他假期里留起了胡子。
留着胡子
Most men in the village have beards.
村里大多数男人都留胡子。
剃掉胡子
He shaved off his beard before the interview.
面试前他剃掉了胡子。
修剪胡子
He trims his beard with small scissors.
他用小剪刀修剪胡子。
满脸的胡须
The actor grew a full beard for the role.
那位演员为这个角色留了满脸胡须。
假胡子
The children wore fake beards for the play.
孩子们演戏时戴着假胡子。
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