noun: a tuft of sth
表示“一簇/一束”，常与 of 连用。
The bird had a small tuft of yellow feathers on its head.
这只鸟头顶上有一小簇黄色的羽毛。
一簇头发、羽毛或生长的草；一簇羽毛或头发；矮树丛
a bunch of hair, feathers, or grass growing together
A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
一簇头发、羽毛或生长的草
a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding.
一簇羽毛或头发
a bunch of feathers or hair
A small clump of trees or bushes.
A small tuft of grass was growing between the stones.
一小丛草在石头之间生长着。
用法提示：tuft在此处为名词，表示一丛（草），常与of连用。
The bird had a bright yellow tuft on its head.
这只鸟的头上有一簇亮黄色的羽毛。
用法提示：tuft在此处为名词，指一簇（羽毛）。
She pulled a tuft of wool from the sheep's back.
她从羊背上揪下一束羊毛。
用法提示：tuft在此处为名词，表示一束（羊毛），强调成簇的纤维。
表示“一簇/一束”，常与 of 连用。
The bird had a small tuft of yellow feathers on its head.
这只鸟头顶上有一小簇黄色的羽毛。
不及物动词意为“丛生，簇生”。
The grass tufted along the riverbank.
草沿着河岸丛生。
及物动词意为“用丛毛装饰”，常用结构 tuft sth with sth。
The upholsterer tufted the chair with leather buttons.
软包工人用皮革纽扣给椅子做了簇绒装饰。
比 tuft 更强调成块或成团的植物；用于毛发时不太自然，多指草或灌木。
词义更宽，不限于自然生长的毛发或草；也可用于花、钥匙等。
常指水果、花、人等的聚集；用于毛发或草时不如 tuft 常见。
只用于草、苔藓等植物，不用于毛发或羽毛，语域偏正式。
强调细小、松散、轻盈；用于草时不如 tuft 厚重，也常指烟或一缕头发。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has a tuft hair on his chin.
正确表达He has a tuft of hair on his chin.
tuft 是可数名词，表示数量时要用 a tuft of + 名词的结构；中文里“一簇头发”没有介词，但英语中 of 不能省略，所以应补上 of。
grammar · medium
易错句子The cat has two tuft of fur on its tail.
正确表达The cat has two tufts of fur on its tail.
tuft 的复数形式是 tufts。在 two 这类复数数量词后必须用名词复数，中文没有名词复数变化，容易漏掉 -s，所以要把 tuft 改为 tufts。
一丛草
The rabbit pulled at a tuft of grass by the fence.
兔子拔了一下篱笆边的一丛草。
一绺头发
She twirled a tuft of hair around her finger.
她用手指绕着一绺头发。
一簇羽毛
The baby bird had a small tuft of feathers on its head.
雏鸟头上有一小簇羽毛。
簇绒地毯
The hotel lobby was covered with a soft tufted carpet.
酒店大堂铺着柔软的簇绒地毯。
割草人留下了一簇花。
The rabbit had a tuft of white fur on its tail.
那只兔子的尾巴上有一簇白毛。
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