dandruff

IPA/ˈdændrʌf/
KK[dˈændrəf]IPA/ˈdændrəf/

dandruff — noun

1. tiny white flakes of old skin cells that come off the scalp and gather among str

1.名詞B1
釋義

tiny white flakes of old skin cells that come off the scalp and gather among strands of hair or land on clothing

例句

Hana brushed dark flakes of dandruff off the shoulders of her navy-blue coat.

collocation: brush dandruff off [surface]

Oluwaseun started using a special shampoo to clear up his bad dandruff.

collocation: clear up dandruff

同義詞
  • scurf

    formal or medical term for dandruff; much less common in everyday speech

  • scalp flakes

    descriptive phrase often used on product labels or in casual explanation

文法句型

dandruff is uncountable; never used as 'a dandruff' or 'dandruffs'

用法筆記

Frequently appears in noun-compound form before another noun, e.g. dandruff shampoo, dandruff flakes, dandruff problem. Subject is usually a person (have / get dandruff) or the dandruff itself (dandruff falls / shows / collects).

常見錯誤

❌I have a dandruff.
✅I have dandruff.
💡Dandruff is an uncountable noun; never use 'a' before it.
❌There are many dandruffs on my shirt.
✅There is a lot of dandruff on my shirt.
💡Dandruff has no plural form; use 'a lot of', 'some', or 'a bit of' instead.