fleece

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /flɪjs/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal. countable,uncountable
    — The Sun ſhall change, the Moon to change ſhall ceaſe; / The Gaits to clim-----the Sheep to yield the Fleece, / Ere ought by me be either ſaid or done, / Shall do thee Wrang, I ſwear by all aboon.
  2. Insulating skin with the wool attached. uncountable
  3. A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen. countable
  4. An insulating wooly jacket. countable
  5. Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer. countable,uncountable
  6. Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece. countable,uncountable
    — Alas! in the morning the eaglet was gone; and, full of sorrow, they stooped to pick up the shining fleece with which the floor was spread. At their touch, every feather became a golden coin.
  7. The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To con or trick (someone) out of money. informal,transitive
    — There is a difference between bookmaking, an entirely respectable profession, and fleecing people, which isn’t.
  2. To cut off the fleece from (a sheep or other animal). transitive
    — During spring shearing we have to fleece all the sheep in just a few days.
  3. To cover with, or as if with, wool. transitive

词形变化

fleeces plural fleeces present,singular,third-person fleecing participle,present fleeced participle,past fleeced past

词汇关系

衍生词
China fleece vine Chinese fleece vine defleece feather fleece fleeceflower fleecehold fleeceless fleecelike fleece vine fleeceware fleecewear fleece wool fleece worm fleecy Golden Fleece green fleece microfleece polar fleece smooth golden fleece fleeceable fleecer

词源

词源 1
From Middle English fles, flees, flese, from Old English flēos, flīes, flȳs, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus.
词源 2
From Middle English fles, flees, flese, from Old English flēos, flīes, flȳs, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus.
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