tumbleweeds

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.

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.

类似风滚草的棕褐色

A tan colour, like that of a tumbleweed.