dreadlocks

/ˈdredlɒks/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdredlɑːks/ (ame, ipa)

dreadlocks — noun

1. a way of wearing the hair in many long, thick twisted ropes.

1.名詞B2
釋義

a way of wearing the hair in many long, thick twisted ropes.

例句

Tariro tied her dreadlocks back before the hospital shift began.

pattern: tie dreadlocks back

After three years, Ritu's dreadlocks reached the middle of her back.

common scene: grow dreadlocks over time

同義詞
  • locks

    a shorter form used when the hairstyle is already clear

  • locs

    an alternative spelling often preferred in personal or cultural use

文法句型

wear dreadlocks

grow dreadlocks

tie dreadlocks back

用法筆記

Usually used in the plural for the hairstyle as a whole, even when one person has it. Common verbs are wear, have, grow, and tie back.

常見錯誤

❌Ritu made dreadlocks last year.
✅Ritu got dreadlocks last year.
💡English usually says get, have, or wear dreadlocks when talking about the hairstyle.

2. one separate twisted rope of hair in that hairstyle, rather than the full style.

2.名詞C1
釋義

one separate twisted rope of hair in that hairstyle, rather than the full style.

例句

The stylist wrapped a loose dreadlock around her finger to inspect it.

singular use: one separate rope of hair

A bead slid down one dreadlock when Ilan bent over the sink.

pattern: one dreadlock

同義詞
  • lock

    can mean a strand of hair generally, so it is broader than this sense

  • loc

    an alternative spelling for one dreadlock

文法句型

one dreadlock

a loose dreadlock

trim a dreadlock

用法筆記

Often appears when the speaker is counting or pointing to one individual rope of hair. It commonly follows words such as one, each, loose, broken, or thin, unlike sense 1, which names the hairstyle itself.