floss

英 [flɒs]

美 [flɔːs]

n.  丝线
v.  用牙线剔(牙)

现在分词：flossing　过去分词：flossed　过去式：flossed　第三人称单数：flosses　

BNC.25072 / COCA.23042

牛津词典

noun

noun

• 丝线
  thin silk thread

verb

• 用牙线剔（牙）
  to clean between your teeth with dental floss

柯林斯词典

• See also:Craft Resources also sells yarn and embroidery floss.candyflossdental floss
• VERB 用牙线剔牙
  When youfloss, you use a special kind of strong string to clean between your teeth and gums.
  1. Brush your teeth after each meal and floss daily...
     餐后要刷牙，而且每天要使用牙线清洁牙缝。
  2. She was flossing her teeth at the time.
     当时她正在用牙线剔牙。

英英释义

noun

• a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
  Synonym:dental floss
• a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery

verb

• use dental floss to clean
  1. floss your teeth after every meal

双语例句

• Craft Resources also sells yarn and embroidery floss.
  工艺人员服务公司也售卖纱线和绣花丝线。
• This is dental floss.-Yeah? So?
  这是牙线。-是，干什么？
• He says they actually use dental floss to slowly saw away at the metal, adding tooth powder to increase the friction.
  但是犯人们总能找到办法弄到。现在他们用牙线慢慢钜金属，抹上牙粉增加摩擦力。
• Dental floss: a waxed or unwaxed thread used to remove food particles and plaque from the teeth.
  洁齿线：一种上蜡或未上蜡的用于去除牙齿上的食物残碴和牙斑的线。
• NO08, Did you floss your teeth?
  你用牙线剔牙了吗？
• I know it's a good idea to use dental floss
  我知道用洁牙线是一个好主意。
• Brush your teeth after each meal and floss daily
  餐后要刷牙，而且每天要使用牙线清洁牙缝。
• Make sure that you have those two items with you because you can go to America without your toothbrush and dental floss but not without your passport and tickets.
  务必确定你携带了这两样东西，因为你可以不带牙刷和牙线到美国去，但是不可以不带护照和机票。
• Have you read George eliot's "the mill on the floss"?
  你看过乔治？艾略特的“弗洛斯河上的磨坊”吗？
• People also should use dental floss to remove plaque from between the teeth.
  人们应该使用牙线来清除牙齿间的牙斑。