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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；一束；一丛
tufts — plural of tuft
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一簇；一束；一丛
a bunch of hair, feathers, or grass growing together
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。
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 tuft of grass was growing between the stones.
一小丛草在石头之间生长着。
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。
She pulled a tuft of wool from the sheep's back.
她从羊背上揪下一束羊毛。
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。
Not this
He has a tuft hair on his chin.
Use this
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。
Not this
The cat has two tuft of fur on its tail.
Use this
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。
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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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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。
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。
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。
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