wispy + noun
常用来修饰头发、烟雾、云等细而轻的东西。
A few wispy clouds drifted across the moon.
几缕纤细的云彩飘过月亮。
纤细的;微弱的
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纤细的;微弱的
thin and weak
A few wispy clouds drifted across the moon.
几缕纤细的云彩飘过月亮。
纤细的;一缕缕的
Consisting of or resembling a wisp; like a slender, flexible strand or bundle.
The wispy clouds floated across the morning sky.
纤细的云朵飘过早晨的天空。
Her voice was so wispy that I could barely hear her.
她的声音太微弱了,我几乎听不见。
He gave only a wispy explanation that left everyone confused.
他只给了一个模糊的解释,让所有人都困惑。
常用来修饰头发、烟雾、云等细而轻的东西。
A few wispy clouds drifted across the moon.
几缕纤细的云彩飘过月亮。
作表语时表示变得纤细、微弱。
Her voice became wispy as she spoke.
她说话时声音变得越来越微弱。
表示‘太微弱或太模糊而无法……’。
The signal was too wispy to be heard clearly.
信号太微弱,听不清楚。
表示‘如此模糊或微弱以至于……’。
His memory of the event was so wispy that he could barely describe it.
他对那件事的记忆非常模糊,几乎无法描述。
Not this
My hairs are wispy.
Use this
My hair is wispy.
hair 在表示一个人头上全部的头发时是不可数名词,不能加复数 -s,谓语动词要用单数 is;hairs 会被理解成一缕缕的头发,而不是“头发稀疏纤细”的整体状态。
Not this
The clouds are more wispier today than yesterday.
Use this
The clouds are wispier today than yesterday.
wispy 是以 -y 结尾的双音节形容词,其比较级形式是 wispier,不能再加 more,否则构成 more wispier 这种双重比较级;去掉 more,保留 wispier 才是正确表达。
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纤细的头发
The old man had a few wispy hairs on his chin.
那位老人下巴上长着几根稀疏的细发。
薄云,细云
Thin, wispy clouds drifted across the moon.
薄薄的细云飘过月亮。
袅袅轻烟
A column of wispy smoke rose from the chimney.
一缕轻烟从烟囱升起。
纤细的身影
She caught a glimpse of a wispy figure in the fog.
她在雾中瞥见一个纤细的身影。
模糊的记忆
I have only a wispy memory of my early childhood.
我只依稀记得小时候的事。
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wispy 像一缕轻烟(wisp)飘散,又细又弱、看不清。
语域:neutral 常见场景:describing hair, smoke, or clouds、describing a faint voice or vague memory wispy 属于中性描述性用词,通常用于形容细弱、飘渺的事物,如头发、烟雾、声音或记忆;口语和书面语中都比较常见,但不如 thin 或 vague 直白。
真正与 wispy /ˈwɪspi/ 押韵的常见词只有 crispy /ˈkrɪspi/(同为 /ˈ...ɪspi/)。wisp /wɪsp/ 与 wispy 拼写相近,但结尾没有 /i/,不押韵;whisper /ˈwɪspər/ 的末尾是 /ər/,whiskey /ˈwɪski/ 在 /s/ 后是 /k/,也都不是押韵词。
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