fluff

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fluff1 /flʌf/ noun [uncountableU]

1 DCDHsoft light bits of thread that have come from wool, cotton, or other materials 〔羊毛、棉或其他材料产生的〕绒毛，蓬松毛团，碎絮

He was picking bits of fluff off his trousers.

他在揪裤子上的绒毛球。

a ball of carpet fluff

地毯的绒毛团

2 HBAHBBsoft light hair or feathers, especially on a young bird or animal 〔尤指雏鸟或幼兽身上的〕绒毛，软毛

The chicks were just balls of yellow fluff.

那些小鸡还只是一个个黄色的绒毛球。

3 news, music, writing, work etc that is not serious or important 意义不大的新闻 [音乐，文章，工作等]

a magazine full of pop and fashion fluff

全是流行音乐和时尚信息的杂志

Examples from the Corpus

fluff• fluff under the bed• Indeed, as he shut the car door, he brushed at one sleeve as if to remove wrinkles as well as fluff.• Disadvantages of the stuff are that it attracts fluff, hair and biscuit crumbs.• The cellulose fluff, although more bulky, is just a parachute, to be discarded.• It was the cotton fluff sifting from the air.• The magazine is a mix of fashion, fluff, and some serious journalism.• With Walker, they give fluff a spine and serve up sentiment.• I told her about the fluff.• The model was a little misshapen, the face furred with fluff from her pocket, but it was still intact.

fluff2 verb [transitiveT]

1 informalMISTAKE to make a mistake or do something badly 弄砸，搞糟 SYN mess something ↔ up

He fluffed his shot and missed the goal.

他一脚把球踢飞了，没有射中球门。

She fluffed her lines in the first scene.

她在第一场里念错了台词。

2 (also fluff something ↔ up/out)IMPROVE to make something soft become larger by shaking it 将〔软物〕抖松，使松散

She fluffed up the pillows for me.

她帮我把枕头抖松。

3. LIFT (also fluff something ↔ up/out) if a bird fluffs its feathers, it raises them and makes itself look bigger 〔鸟类〕抖松〔羽毛〕

Examples from the Corpus

fluff• He was simply doing her hair, fluffing it out like a real hairdresser.• It should have been an easy catch, but he fluffed it.• But I gave her a cold stare and fluffed my fur out.• I was so nervous that I fluffed my lines.• Our politicians rail about crime and fluff our dander up at election time.• Sparrows fluffed out against the cold, scratching among the sparks for seeds.• Fluff the couscous with a fork.• Since the version we use is quick-cooking, it will fluff up in about five minutes.• Or at least, that was the tragi-romantic picture Chesarynth had fluffed up in her mind.• We made the bed and fluffed up the pillows.• Maximum loft is achieved when the bag is fluffed up.

Origin fluff1

(1700-1800) Probably from flue “fluff” ((16-19 centuries)), from Flemish vluwe

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