| 单词 | flannel |
| 释义 | flannel (flænəl ) Word forms: flannels 1. uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun] Flannel is a soft cloth, usually made of cotton or wool, that is used for making clothes. He wore a faded red flannel shirt. 2. plural noun [also a pair of N] Flannels are men's trousers made of flannel. [old-fashioned] ...respectable young chaps, dressed in flannels and blazers. 3. countable noun A flannel is a small cloth that you use for washing yourself. [British] regional note: in AM, use washcloth4. uncountable noun If you describe what someone has said as flannel, you disapprove because they have said a lot but they have avoided telling you what you wanted to know. [British, informal, disapproval] No amount of flannel could disguise that this was, at best, a minimalist solution. Collocations: flannel shirt A man in his fifties, with a bulging chin, wearing a checkered flannel shirt, came out. THE UNORTHODOX MURDER OF RABBI MOSS (2002) I love an oversized flannel shirt and a scarf that trails on the floor. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Inside the ministry building I handed my documents to a chubby official in a flannel shirt. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Wearing a long-sleeved flannel shirt, he considered his annual chore. Houston Chronicle (2007) Another start-up, charity work or maybe even a university degree — all seem possible for the teaboy in the blue flannel suit who became a multimillionaire. Times, Sunday Times On his first day he wore a bright blue flannel suit — flared trousers, of course — and a strident yellow tie, the only one he owned. Times, Sunday Times He has the grey flannel suit, white shirt and skinny tie. Times, Sunday Times Dark charcoal gray was the usual color, and the era of the gray flannel suit was born. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He sports a gray flannel suit with a red bow tie and clean-cut hair. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She is almost schoolgirlish, in a grey flannel pinafore dress, worn over a striped blue silk shirt. Times, Sunday Times (2015) He has the grey flannel suit, white shirt and skinny tie. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The players had been issued with heavy grey flannel suits, totally unsuitable for the summer months. Sir Alf: A Major Reappraisal of the Life and Times of England's Greatest Football Manager (2006) On the other side of the bathroom is the bedroom, with a grey flannel upholstered bed head made to fit exactly between the bathroom and hallway doors. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Translations: Chinese: 法兰绒, 法兰绒 Japanese: 浴用タオル, フランネル |
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