fuzzy

Word family

fuzz·y /ˈfʌzi/ adjectiveadj

1 CLEAR/EASY TO SEEif a sound or picture is fuzzy, it is unclear 〔声音或图片〕模糊的 → blurred

Some of the photos were so fuzzy it was hard to tell who was who.

有些照片模糊不清，看不出谁是谁。

2 CLEAR/EASY TO SEEunclear or confused 糊涂的，不明确的 OPP clear

There’s a fuzzy line between parents’ and schools’ responsibilities.

家长与学校之间划定责任的界线很模糊。

3 HBAHBHcovered with soft short hair or fur 毛茸茸的

I stroked the kitten’s fuzzy back.

我抚摸着小猫毛茸茸的背。

4. fuzzy hair is very curly and sticks straight up 〔头发〕卷曲的

—fuzzily adverbadv

—fuzziness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

fuzzy• This matters most in fuzzy, creative processes such as product development.• a fuzzy hat• Its bare patches glimmered in the fuzzy light.• Clarence had only a few fuzzy memories of his grandparents.• Nectarines are a smooth skinned variety of the fuzzy peach, and are usually a deeper, red-orange colour.• The wing, I found, had inadequate focus and a fuzzy sense of purpose.• a fuzzy snapshot• Police have only a fuzzy videotape of the bank robbery.

Origin fuzzy

(1600-1700) Perhaps from Low German fussig “loose”

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