Word · Frequency #23604
downy
绒毛般的；柔软的
like down or as soft as down
- 1.
Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair.
有绒毛的；覆有柔软绒毛(如小羽毛或毛发)的。
覆盖着细软绒毛的；有绒毛的；有绒毛的；覆有柔软绒毛(如小羽毛或毛发)的。；绒毛的；柔和的；有草丘陵地的
In use
The baby chick's downy feathers kept it warm in the nest.
She wrapped herself in a downy blanket on the cold evening.
The peach skin felt downy to the touch.
downy + noun
downy 作定语时直接放在名词前。
The nest is lined with downy feathers.
鸟巢里衬着柔软的绒毛。
be/feel/look + downy
downy 作表语时，常与 feel、look 等系动词连用，描述触感或外观。
The baby's cheek felt downy.
婴儿的脸颊摸起来毛茸茸的。
downier + than + noun
downier 是 downy 的比较级，用于两者之间的比较。
This blanket is downier than that one.
这条毯子比那条更柔软。
Common mistakes
The pillow is very down.The pillow is very downy.
down 是名词或副词，不是形容词；表示“像绒毛一样柔软”时需要用形容词 downy。
She wore a downy coat to keep warm.She wore a down coat to keep warm.
downy 意为“覆盖细软绒毛的”或“柔软如绒毛的”，并非“用羽绒填充的”；表示羽绒服这类用 down 填充的衣物时，要用名词 down 作定语。
Connections
Collocations
- downy hair
- 细软的汗毛；绒毛
- Newborn babies often have downy hair on their shoulders and back.新生儿肩膀和背部常有一层细软的汗毛。
- downy feathers
- 绒羽；柔软的绒毛
- The ducklings were covered with downy feathers.小鸭子全身长满了绒羽。
- downy chick
- 毛茸茸的雏鸟
- A downy chick followed its mother across the yard.一只毛茸茸的小鸡跟着妈妈穿过院子。
- downy peach
- 有绒毛的桃子；毛桃
- She wiped the downy peach before taking a bite.她擦了擦带绒毛的桃子，然后咬了一口。
- downy leaves
- 覆有细绒毛的叶子
- The plant's downy leaves feel soft to the touch.这种植物覆有细绒毛的叶子摸起来很柔软。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想down（羽绒）加-y：downy指像羽绒般柔软、或长满细绒毛的。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描写羽毛、绒毛或幼鸟、植物或果实表面的细毛、形容皮肤或织物的柔软 downy 是描述性形容词，通常用于书面或描述性语境，如描写羽毛、植物细毛或柔软质感；日常口语中较少用，但不算正式或生僻。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The rhyming words brownie, townie, and clowny share the /aʊni/ ending with downy. Beware that dowry and dowdy begin with the same /daʊ/ sound but end differently, and known shows that 'own' can also be pronounced /oʊn/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.