woolly + noun
woolly 可形容羊毛制品。
She wore a woolly scarf.
她围了一条羊毛围巾。
羊毛制的;羊毛的
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羊毛制的;羊毛的
Made of wool.
She wore a woolly scarf.
她围了一条羊毛围巾。
由羊毛制成
Made of wool.
厚实柔软的质地,仿佛由羊毛制成
Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.
不清晰,模糊,朦胧,多云
Unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy.
The manager's woolly instructions leave everyone confused.
经理模糊的指示让每个人都感到困惑。
His second explanation was even woollier than the first.
他的第二次解释比第一次还要模糊。
The plan sounds too woolly to put into action.
这个计划听起来太模糊,无法付诸实施。
woolly 可形容羊毛制品。
She wore a woolly scarf.
她围了一条羊毛围巾。
用于形容思维或想法不清晰。
His explanation was too woolly.
他的解释太模糊了。
表示对某事不明确或含糊。
The politician was woolly about the tax plan.
那位政治家对税收计划含糊其辞。
Not this
He thinks woolly.
Use this
His thinking is woolly.
woolly 是形容词,不能直接修饰动词 think。应改用形容词作表语,描述 thinking 的特点。
Not this
This blanket is more woolly than that one.
Use this
This blanket is woollier than that one.
woolly 的比较级是 woollier,而非 more woolly。单音节或部分双音节形容词的比较级需加 -er。
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羊毛套头衫
She wore a thick woolly jumper to stay warm.
她穿了一件厚厚的羊毛套头衫来保暖。
羊毛毯
The cat lay on a soft woolly blanket.
猫躺在一块柔软的羊毛毯上。
毛茸茸的质地
This fabric has a pleasant woolly texture.
这种织物有一种舒适的毛茸茸质地。
长毛猛犸象
The woolly mammoth lived during the last Ice Age.
长毛猛犸象生活在最后一个冰河时期。
模糊不清的思维
The report attacks the government's woolly thinking on education.
这份报告抨击了政府在教育问题上模糊不清的思维。
含混的语言
The candidate used woolly language to avoid taking a clear position.
这位候选人用含混的语言来避免明确表态。
含糊不清的想法;混乱的思维
The committee's woolly thinking led to a plan that no one could follow.
委员会混乱的思维导致制定出一个无人能跟进的计划。
头脑模糊的;思想混乱的
He's become woolly-minded in his old age, often forgetting what he was saying.
他上了年纪后变得头脑模糊,常常忘了自己说到哪儿了。
这是美国乐队Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs 1965年冠军单曲《Wooly Bully》中的歌词,该曲以简单欢快的节奏闻名,是六十年代舞厅的热门摇摆舞曲。
She wore a thick woolly sweater to keep warm in the winter.
她冬天穿了一件厚厚的羊毛衫来保暖。
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woolly 由 wool(羊毛)加 -ly 构成:羊毛衫摸起来毛茸茸,太多毛挡住视线,就引申为“模糊、糊涂”了。
语域:mixed 常见场景:clothing and textiles、texture descriptions、thought and argument woolly 的字面义(羊毛制的、羊毛状的)多用于描述衣物、织物或触感,语气中性;其比喻义(模糊的、含混的)多用于描述思维、话语或计划等抽象事物,常见于议论性表达。实际正式程度取决于具体义项和语境,请结合上下文判断。
通常作定语或表语
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