Word · Frequency #15245
tuft
一簇；一束；一丛
a bunch of hair, feathers, or grass growing together
- 1.
A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
- 2.
a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
一簇头发、羽毛或生长的草
- 3.
A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding.
- 4.
a bunch of feathers or hair
一簇羽毛或头发
- 5.
A small clump of trees or bushes.
一簇头发、羽毛或生长的草；一簇羽毛或头发；一簇；矮树丛
In use
A small tuft of grass was growing between the stones.
The bird had a bright yellow tuft on its head.
She pulled a tuft of wool from the sheep's back.
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。
intransitive verb: tuft (somewhere)
不及物动词意为“丛生，簇生”。
The grass tufted along the riverbank.
草沿着河岸丛生。
transitive verb: tuft sth with sth
及物动词意为“用丛毛装饰”，常用结构 tuft sth with sth。
Connections
Collocations
- a tuft of grass
- 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。
- a tuft of hair
- 一绺头发
- She twirled a tuft of hair around her finger.她用手指绕着一绺头发。
- a tuft of feathers
- 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。
- tufted carpet
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
- The mower had left a tuft of flowers.
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tuft：t 像根根竖毛，f 像草叶；联想鸟头顶一簇羽毛、一丛草，成一束。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：animal fur、bird feathers、grass or plants 通常用于描述头发、羽毛或草丛等成束生长的东西，属于中性日常用词，口语和书面语都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 /tʌft/ 真正押韵的有：puffed /pʌft/ 和 scuffed /skʌft/（重读元音和结尾 /ft/ 相同）。gift、craft、loft 虽然也以 -ft 结尾，但元音不同（/ɪ/、/æ/、/ɔː/），所以与 tuft 不押韵。
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.