woolly

英 [ˈwʊli]

美 [ˈwʊli]

adj.  有毛覆盖的; 毛状物覆盖的; 毛制的; 毛的; 似毛的; 糊涂的; 混乱的; 模糊的
n.  毛料衣服; (尤指针织的)毛线衣; 羊

复数：woollies　比较级：woollier　

TOEFL

Collins.1 / BNC.11597 / COCA.16278

牛津词典

adj.

• 有毛覆盖的；毛状物覆盖的
  covered with wool or with hair like wool
  1. woolly monkeys
     毛茸茸的猴子
• 毛制的；毛的；似毛的
  made of wool; like wool
  1. a woolly hat
     毛质的帽子
• 糊涂的；混乱的；模糊的
  not thinking clearly; not clearly expressed
  1. woolly arguments
     混乱的论点

noun

• 毛料衣服；（尤指针织的）毛线衣
  a piece of clothing made of wool, especially one that has been knitted
• 羊
  a sheep

柯林斯词典

in AM, also use 美国英语亦用 wooly


• ADJ 毛料的；羊毛制的;像羊毛的
  Something that iswoollyis made of wool or looks like wool.
  1. She wore this woolly hat with pompoms.
     她戴着这顶有小绒球的毛绒帽子。
• 毛料衣服；(尤指)毛衣，羊毛衫
  Awoollyis a woollen piece of clothing, especially a sweater.
• 内衣;(尤指)长袖毛线衣裤
  You can refer to underwear aswoollies, especially when it is knitted from wool, and has long legs or long sleeves.
• ADJ-GRADED （人或观点）混乱的，糊涂的，不明确的
  If you describe a person or their ideas aswoolly, you are criticizing them for being confused or vague.
  1. ...a weak and woolly Government...
     软弱、糊涂的政府
  2. It is no good setting vague and woolly goals — you will not know whether or not you have really achieved them.
     树立模糊而不明确的目标是没有用处的——你无法知道自己是否已经达到了目标。

英英释义

adj

• covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments
  1. the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton
  Synonym:lanate
• covered with dense often matted or curly hairs
  1. woolly lambs
  Synonym:woolywooly-hairedwoolly-haired
• confused and vague
  1. muddleheaded ideas
  2. your addled little brain
  3. woolly thinking
  4. woolly-headed ideas
  Synonym:addledbefuddledmuddledmuzzywoolywoolly-headedwooly-minded
• having a fluffy character or appearance
  Synonym:flocculentwooly

双语例句

• It is no good setting vague and woolly goals — you will not know whether or not you have really achieved them.
  树立模糊而不明确的目标是没有用处的——你无法知道自己是否已经达到了目标。
• Small woolly perennial herbs having small whitish discoid flowers surrounded by a ring of club-shaped bristles.
  一个具绵毛的多年生小型草本属，具小白色盘状花的头状花序，有棒状刚毛形成的冠毛。
• Wood was now comfortably enfolded in a woolly dressing-gown.
  伍德正舒服地穿着件羊毛晨衣。
• Markus has wrapped up warmly in a woolly hat
  马库斯戴着一顶羊毛帽子，非常暖和。
• She prepared for all possibilities by taking a sunhat, a raincoat and a woolly scarf.
  她带了太阳帽、雨衣和毛围巾，一切有备无患。
• Cotton poplin snowsuit with mouton collar and knit wristlets the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton.
  配羊皮领针织袖口的棉毛绸雪衫裤绵蚜虫有像棉花一样的羊毛状外壳。
• D curly pubescent plants This cloth has a warm woolly feel.
  无毛和卷曲茸毛的植株这块布摸上去毛茸茸的。
• She is the most perfectly preserved woolly mammoth ever discovered.
  它是至今发现的长毛象中保存最为完善的一只。
• ( biology) densely covered with short matted woolly hairs.
  （生物学）浓密的覆盖着短而又缠结在一起的、像羊毛一样的毛发。
• A couple of good old country boys are having a wild and woolly time.
  几个乡下来的青年狂欢作乐一番。