单词 | nit |
释义 | nit From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Hair & beauty Insectsnitnit /nɪt/ noun [countable]1 HBIDCBan egg of a louse (=a small insect that sucks blood), that is sometimes found in people’s hair2 British English informalSTUPID/NOT INTELLIGENT a silly personExamples from the Corpusnit• His nanny had a cure for nits.• She had to work in that awful place and get nits and steal and be beaten for wetting the bed.• You can't mistake nits for dandruff.• A litany of nits, ringworm, fleas and unmentionables ... But as the weeks and months passed, everything changed.• I look a right nit in that uniform.• Careful examination will reveal the tell-tale nits attached to the hairs.• The nits are shiny and firmly attached to the hair.• Nobody wanted to share a desk with the only girl in the class with nits in her head.Origin nit Old English hnitu |
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