音标:[wisp] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 小把, 小物体, 纤细的东西
vt. 把...卷成小把
n. a small tuft or lock
n. a small person
n. a small bundle of straw or hay
n. a flock of snipe
词型变化:名词复数形式 : wisps
词性分布:
名词96%
动词4%

wisp的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. She cut a wisp of hair off.她剪掉了一束头发。
  2. A wisp of hair straggled across her ear.一束头发散落在她耳朵上。
  3. Sometimes, a wisp of cloud comes with a spell of rain.有时,一片云采一片雨。
  4. She is a wisp of a girl.她是个纤弱的小姑娘。

词汇搭配

  • will-o'-the-wisp鬼火
  • will-'o-the-wisp鬼火

经典引文

  • We did not know the real light, but chased The wisp that flickers where no foot can tread.

    出自:Tennyson
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