Word · Frequency #25072
floss
绣花丝线；绣花线
a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
- 1.
A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.
用于清洁牙缝的线。
- 2.
Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present.
搅炼炉中铁液上漂浮的玻璃态物质,由氧化物和土类玻璃化而成。
- 3.
Raw silk fibres.
生丝纤维。
- 4.
The fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans.
玉米芯等表面的纤维；某些植物(如豆类)壳内的松软绒毛状物质。
- 5.
Any thread-like material having parallel strands that are not spun or wound around each other.
具有平行细丝且不相互缠绕的线状材料。
- 6.
A body feather of an ostrich.
鸵鸟的体羽。
- 7.
A dance move in which the dancer repeatedly swings their arms, with clenched fists, from the back of their body to the front, on each side.
一种舞蹈动作,握拳双臂交替从身体后方向前摆动。
用于清洁牙缝的线。；搅炼炉中铁液上漂浮的玻璃态物质,由氧化物和土类玻璃化而成。；生丝纤维。；玉米芯等表面的纤维；某些植物(如豆类)壳内的松软绒毛状物质。；具有平行细丝且不相互缠绕的线状材料。
In use
I floss my teeth every night before I go to bed.
She was flossing her teeth in the bathroom when I called her.
The embroidery pattern calls for six strands of floss.
floss one's teeth [verb]
floss 作动词时，宾语常为 teeth；口语中也可直接说 floss。
You should floss your teeth twice a day.
你应该每天用牙线清洁牙齿两次。
a strand of floss [noun]
floss 作名词时为不可数名词，a strand of floss 表示“一根绣花线”。
A single strand of floss is enough for this stitch.
绣这一针用一根绣花线就够了。
Common mistakes
I need to buy a floss.I need to buy some floss.
Connections
Collocations
- dental floss
- 牙线
- She bought a new pack of dental floss.她买了一包新的牙线。
- embroidery floss
- 绣花线
- She used red embroidery floss to sew the design.她用红色绣花线缝制图案。
- floss your teeth
- 用牙线清洁牙齿
- Remember to floss your teeth before brushing.记得刷牙前用牙线清洁牙齿。
- floss daily
- 每天用牙线清洁
- The dentist told me to floss daily.牙医告诉我每天用牙线清洁。
- floss after meals
- 饭后用牙线
- He always flosses after meals to remove food particles.他总是饭后用牙线清除食物残渣。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：floss 里藏着 loss（失去），不用牙线剔牙会失去牙齿；丝线滑过牙缝，也像绣花线一样轻。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：embroidery / sewing、dental care 通常，floss 作名词时指绣花线或丝棉，多用于手工、刺绣或缝纫类语境；作动词时表示用牙线清洁牙齿，多用于日常口腔护理场合。两种用法语体都比较中性，正式与非正式场景均可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 floss 押韵，重读音节都是 /ɒs/：loss, gloss, moss, toss, cross, boss。注意 gross 虽然也以 -oss 结尾，但读作 /ɡrəʊs/，与 floss 不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.