woolly

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sweater or similar garment made of wool. informal
    — `I've got a rotten cold and I'm not taking my woollies off until it's better.'
  2. A woolly back; someone from the area around Liverpool, not from Liverpool itself. derogatory
  3. A sheep not yet shorn. US,slang
  4. A piece of woolwork.
形容词 adj.
  1. Made of wool.
    — Put on a woolly jumper and turn down the thermostat.
  2. Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.
    — woolly hair
  3. Unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy. figuratively
    — That's the sort of woolly thinking that causes wars to start.
  4. Clothed in wool. obsolete
    — woolly breeders
  5. Cross; irritable. archaic,slang
    — […] and don't get woolly because some of your little "deals" don't come off. You'd soon consider yourself the superior of God Almighty Himself if He didn't set you in your place once in a while.

词形变化

woollier comparative woolliest superlative wooly alternative woollies plural wooly alternative woollies plural wooly alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
wild and woolly woolly adelgid woolly aphid woollyback woolly bear woolly bear caterpillar woolly bluecurls woolly fringe moss woolly-haired woolly hat woolly-head woolly-headed woolly hippopotamus woollyish woolly lemur woolly mammoth woolly marbles woolly-minded woolly monkey woolly mouse woolly mouse opossum woolly nightshade woolly opossum woolly-pated woolly pate woolly-pate woolly poison woolly rhino woolly rhinoceros woolly woofter woolly worm

词源

词源 1
From Middle English wolly, equivalent to wool + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wullich (“woolly”), Dutch wollig (“woolly”), German wollig (“woolly”), Swedish ullig (“woolly”).
词源 2
From woolly back.
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