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a tassel on/at sth
作名词时表示“流苏、缨”，是可数名词；常用 on 或 at 说明流苏所在的位置。
There is a red tassel on the corner of the cushion.
靠垫的一角上有一条红色流苏。
流苏；缨；穗
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
流苏；缨；穗
a decoration made of a bunch of cords or threads tied together at one end
There is a red tassel on the corner of the cushion.
靠垫的一角上有一条红色流苏。
球形流苏:由编织或缠绕的线束组成,一端伸出悬挂用的绳,另一端可能有松散下垂的线,常用于服装、窗帘等底部的装饰。
A ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads from which at one end protrudes a cord on which the ball is hung, and which may have loose, dangling threads at the other end (often used as decoration along the bottom of garments, curtains or other hangings).
流苏:由一端系住的一束绳线制成的装饰物。
adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end
玉米的雄花序(圆锥花序),由带有花药的松散花丝组成。
The panicle on a male plant of maize, which consists of loose threads with anthers on them.
辫子末端的松散头发。
The loose hairs at the end of a braid.
The curtain tiebacks were decorated with gold tassels.
窗帘的系带上装饰着金色流苏。
She bought a scarf with a small tassel at each end.
她买了一条两端各带一小簇流苏的围巾。
He pulled the tassel to turn on the reading lamp.
他拉了拉流苏，打开阅读灯。
作名词时表示“流苏、缨”，是可数名词；常用 on 或 at 说明流苏所在的位置。
There is a red tassel on the corner of the cushion.
靠垫的一角上有一条红色流苏。
作及物动词时表示“给……装流苏”，宾语是被装饰的物品，用 with 引出所用材料。
She tasselled the scarf with yellow silk.
她用黄色丝线给围巾装上流苏。
作不及物动词时指玉米等作物长出穗状花序，主语为植物，不用于被动语态。
The corn is tasseling this week.
玉米这周正在抽穗。
Not this
The curtain has many tassel.
Use this
The curtain has many tassels.
tassel 是可数名词，表示多个流苏时要用复数形式 tassels；many 后接可数名词复数。
Not this
The scarf is tassel.
Use this
The scarf is tasseled.
tassel 是名词，不能直接作表语形容词；表示“有流苏的”状态时，应用过去分词 tasseled 作形容词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
毕业帽流苏
She adjusted her graduation tassel before the ceremony.
仪式前她整理了一下毕业帽上的流苏。
流苏耳环
He bought her a pair of silver tassel earrings.
他给她买了一对银质流苏耳环。
玉米天花（雄穗）
The corn tassel sheds pollen that falls onto the silks.
玉米天花散落花粉，落到玉米须上。
流苏饰边
The cushion covers were decorated with tassel trimming.
靠垫套饰有流苏花边。
流苏乐福鞋
He wore black tassel loafers to the interview.
他穿着黑色流苏乐福鞋去参加面试。
译文：我们会把流苏留着。出自美国歌手 Vitamin C 的毕业歌曲《Graduation (Friends Forever)》，流苏是学位帽上的装饰，毕业时拨动流苏象征完成学业；这句歌词表达毕业后仍保留这份青春回忆。
At the end of the ceremony, everyone moved their tassels to the left.
典礼结束时，大家把流苏拨到左边。
译文：这流苏值得那份辛苦。这是美国毕业季常见口号，利用 tassel（流苏）与 hassle（麻烦、辛苦）押韵，表示奋斗的汗水换来了毕业的荣耀。
After four years of hard work, she smiled and said, "The tassel was worth the hassle."
经过四年的努力，她笑着说：“这流苏值得那份辛苦。”
Use tassel naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象帽穗（tassel）垂下许多细线，拼写里两个 s 就像两缕流苏并排垂着。
语域：neutral 常见场景：graduation caps、home decoration、clothing and accessories 作名词时，tassel 是中性常用词，没有明显正式或随意色彩；多用于描述毕业帽、窗帘、衣物或包袋上的装饰性流苏，口语和书面语中都很自然。
与 tassel /ˈtæsəl/ 押韵的有 hassle /ˈhæsəl/；castle 在美式英语中读 /ˈkæsəl/，也押韵，但英式读 /ˈkɑːsəl/，不押韵。注意形近词：vessel /ˈvɛsəl/、tussle /ˈtʌsəl/、tinsel /ˈtɪnsəl/，元音不同。
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