eyelash

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eyelash — 名詞

  • eyelashsingular
  • eyelashesplural

1. a small curved hair that grows on the outer edge of an eyelid. Eyelashes protect

1.名詞A2
釋義

睫毛

眼瞼邊緣生長的細小彎曲毛髮

a small curved hair that grows on the outer edge of an eyelid. Eyelashes protect the eyes by stopping dust and other tiny particles from getting in, and they make the eyes close quickly when something comes too close.

例句

Lin blinked and a single eyelash fell onto her cheek.

Lin 眨了一下眼睛，一根睫毛掉到她的臉頰上。

blink + eyelash + fall (natural movement)

Mei curled her long eyelashes with a small brush before going to the party.

Mei 在去派對前用小刷子把她長長的睫毛燙翹。

collocation: curl your eyelashes / long eyelashes

常見搭配
  • long eyelashes
  • thick eyelashes
  • curled eyelashes
  • false eyelashes
  • flutter your eyelashes
同義詞
  • lash

    Informal short form, very common in beauty and cosmetics contexts ('mascara for longer lashes').

文法句型

usually in plural: eyelashes

用法筆記

Usually used in the plural form (eyelashes) since people refer to the set of hairs on both eyelids. The singular (eyelash) is used when talking about a single hair.

常見錯誤

She has long eyelash.
She has long eyelashes.
'Eyelash' is a countable noun and is almost always used in the plural when referring to the whole set of hairs on both eyes.
She put mascara on her eyebrows.
She put mascara on her eyelashes.
Mascara is used on eyelashes, not eyebrows. Eyebrows are the hairs above the eyes.
慣用語

flutter your eyelashes

idiom

to open and close your eyes quickly in a way that is intended to look attractive or to persuade someone to do something

眨眼放電（快速眨眼以展現魅力或說服他人）

Lucia knew her brother would lend her the car if she fluttered her eyelashes and gave him a sweet smile.

The toddler fluttered her eyelashes at her grandfather, hoping for another piece of chocolate.

by an eyelash

idiom

by a very small amount; only just; barely

以毫釐之差（僅以極小的差距）

The runner lost the race by an eyelash, crossing the finish line just half a second behind the winner.

Our team won the debate by an eyelash, with the judges giving us one more point than the other side.

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