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单词 fur
释义
fur
(fɜːʳ )
Word forms: furs , furring, furred
1. variable noun B1
Fur is the thick and usually soft hair that grows on the bodies of many mammals.
This creature's fur is short, dense and silky.
Synonyms: coat, hair, skin, hide  
2. variable noun [oft NOUN noun] B1
Fur is the fur-covered skin of an animal that is used to make clothing or small carpets.
She had on a black coat with a fur collar.
...the trading of furs from Canada.
3. countable noun
A fur is a coat made from real or artificial fur, or a piece of fur worn round your neck.
There were women in furs and men in comfortable overcoats.
4. variable noun B1+
Fur is an artificial fabric that looks like fur and is used, for example, to make clothing, soft toys, and seat covers.
5. fur fly phrase [VERB inflects]
If an event sets the fur flying, it causes a great argument.
Last week's meeting of the 1922 Committee set the fur flying again on the Tory backbenches.
The fur will really fly over this.
Phrasal verbs:
fur up
ergative phrasal verb
If your veins or arteries fur up or are furred up, they become blocked, so that your blood cannot flow properly. [British]
Three of my veins had furred up and I needed a triple bypass. [VERB PARTICLE]
Oxidized cholesterol may be responsible for furring up the arteries. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
regional note:   in AM, use clog up
Idioms:
the fur is flying
said to mean that people are arguing very angrily about something
The world's oldest major championship does not start until tomorrow, yet already the fur is flying thick and fast.
Translations:
Chinese: 毛皮
Japanese: 毛皮
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