tumbleweeds

核心释义

1. 1.

   干燥后脱离根部、随风滚动的轻质植物,如俄罗斯蓟、野靛、茅草等

   Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place; as Russian thistle, wild indigo, witch grass, Amaranthus albus, etc.

2. 2.

   形容因发言被忽视或不受欢迎而出现的尴尬沉默,如同荒凉沙漠中滚动的风滚草

   Describing unwanted silence and inactivity. Often used of a situation when one makes a statement that is ignored or ill-received by one's audience, as the resultant silence is likened to that of a desolate desert with rolling tumbleweeds.

3. 3.

   类似风滚草的棕褐色

   A tan colour, like that of a tumbleweed.

形容因发言被忽视或不受欢迎而出现的尴尬沉默,如同荒凉沙漠中滚动的风滚草；类似风滚草的棕褐色；风滚草