| 单词 | wisp |
| 释义 | wisp (once / 2327 pages) 1n 2n A wisp is a thin bit or thread of something. Even after you put out a campfire, there may be little wisps of smoke in the air above it. Tiny pieces of hair escaping your ponytail are wisps, and tufts of clouds or fog are also wisps. A more figurative kind of wisp, like a wisp of memory or sadness, is just the barest snippet of emotion. A wisp of a child is a tiny girl or boy, and a wisp of hay is used to dry a horse — this is actually the original, 14th century meaning of wisp, related to the Swedish visp, "bundle of hay." WORD FAMILYwisp: wisplike, wisps, wispy+/wispy: wispier, wispiest, wispily USAGE EXAMPLESAnother left Cambridge, Mass., following a wisp of a clue about where Skip James might be. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) Radiant wisps dart through the air; clouds of light and color accompany curses and charms. New York Times(Nov 24, 2016) A live video feed on the website of the Wisp Resort in McHenry shows snow covering the landscape. Washington Times(Nov 21, 2016) 1 1n a small tuft or lock wisps of hair Hyper tuft, tussock a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass 2n a small person a mere wisp of a girl Hyper small person a person of below average size 3n a small bundle of straw or hay 2Hyper bundle, package, packet, parcel a collection of things wrapped or boxed together n a flock of snipe Hyper flock a group of birds |
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