dust bunny

IPA/ˈdʌst bʌni/
IPA/ˈdʌst bʌni/

dust bunny — noun

1. a soft, round lump of dust mixed with hair and tiny threads, which gathers in co

1.名詞C1
釋義

a soft, round lump of dust mixed with hair and tiny threads, which gathers in corners or beneath furniture when a room is left unswept.

例句

Trang found a grey dust bunny rolling across the bedroom floor near the fan.

concrete noun: a single visible clump of dust

Takeshi swept three fat dust bunnies out from under the old wooden sofa.

countable: 'three dust bunnies'

同義詞
  • dust ball

    more literal name for the same clump; slightly more common in American English

  • fluff

    broader word for soft loose fibres, not only the rolled-up dust clump

用法筆記

Almost always used in the plural when talking about a dirty room; the singular points at one specific clump. Subject is usually the dust bunny itself or a person sweeping it away.

常見錯誤

❌There is much dust bunny under the bed.
✅There are several dust bunnies under the bed.
💡it is countable, so use a number or plural, not 'much'.