单词 | scarf |
释义 | scarf From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Clothesscarfscarf1 /skɑːf $ skɑːrf/ ●●● S3 noun (plural scarfs or scarves /skɑːvz $ skɑːrvz/) [countable]DCCa piece of cloth that you wear around your neck, head, or shoulders, especially to keep warmExamples from the Corpusscarf• Why did it have to be a scarf? he wondered.• His wife sat next to him, sobbing into a scarf.• His hair was all tousled, a scarf round his neck, touching his braces.• When I left she picked up my scarf and tied it over my head.• More options include a white patent-leather tote bag and a big straw hat or scarf tied a la Audrey Hepburn.scarfscarf2 (also scarf down/up) verb [transitive] American English informalEATto eat something very quickly She scarfed down a bagel on her way to work.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusscarf• I scarfed down a candy bar between classes.Origin scarf1 (1500-1600) Old North French escarpe, from Old French escherpe “bag hung around the neck” scarf2 (1900-2000) scoff “to eat quickly” ((18-21 centuries)) |
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