tumbleweed

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈtʌmbəlwiːd/    美 /ˈtʌmbəlˌwid/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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. countable,uncountable
  2. 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. attributive,countable,uncountable
    — Putting an ad in the local paper that Spock's Beard and Arena are in town will get you a tumbleweed response and some wasted revenue.
  3. A tan colour, like that of a tumbleweed. countable,uncountable

词形变化

tumbleweeds plural

词汇关系

衍生词
monster tumbleweed Palestinian tumbleweed Russian tumbleweed tumbleweed moment
相关词
tumble thistle

词源

Etymology tree
English tumble
Proto-West Germanic *weud
Old English wēod
Middle English weed
English weed
English tumbleweed
From tumble + weed.
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