furball
furball — 名詞
- furballsingular
- furballsplural
1. an informal affectionate word for a small animal with soft fur, especially a pet
小毛球
毛茸茸的可愛小寵物
an informal affectionate word for a small animal with soft fur, especially a pet such as a rabbit, hamster, or kitten that feels nice to pick up and cuddle.
Trang lifted the little furball from its cage and let it rest in her palm.
Trang 把那隻小毛球從籠子裡捧出來，放在她的手掌上。
Rafael's class brought a furry classroom pet, and everyone wanted to hold the tiny furball.
Rafael 班上養了一隻毛茸茸的教室寵物，每個人都想抱抱那個小毛球。
collocation: tiny furball / classroom pet
Each morning the children checked on the baby rabbits, calling every wiggly furball by name.
每天早上孩子們都跑去看兔寶寶，一一叫出每隻扭來扭去的小毛球的名字。
Henrik spent an hour brushing his hamster until the sleepy furball looked perfectly clean.
Henrik 花了一小時替他的倉鼠梳毛，直到那個睡眼惺忪的小毛球看起來乾乾淨淨。
Brooke held the tiny furball close as it snuggled into her wool scarf.
Brooke 把小毛球緊緊貼在脖子上，牠依偎在她羊毛圍巾裡。
用法筆記
This sense is always affectionate and usually refers to a pet or baby animal; using it for a wild animal that is not cute would sound odd.
常見錯誤
2. a small mass of animal fur that builds up inside a cat's or other animal's stoma
毛團
貓吐出的毛球
a small mass of animal fur that builds up inside a cat's or other animal's stomach and is brought back up through the mouth.
Imran found a wet furball on the kitchen floor after the cat got sick.
Imran 在廚房地板上發現了一團濕濕的毛團，知道貓又吐了。
collocation: found a wet furball
The vet told Omar that regular brushing can help reduce the furballs his cat produces.
獸醫告訴 Omar，定時梳毛可以減少他的貓製造的毛團。
Haruto bought special cat food meant to stop furballs from forming in the stomach.
Haruto 買了特別的貓飼料，用來防止毛團在胃裡形成。
The orange cat walked onto the rug, coughed loudly, and left a damp furball behind.
那隻橘貓走到地毯上，大聲咳了幾下，留下一團濕濕的毛團。
Ilan cleaned the furball off the sofa with a paper towel and some spray cleaner.
Ilan 用紙巾和噴霧清潔劑把沙發上的毛團清理乾淨。
- hairball
more formal and the standard veterinary term; 'furball' is the informal alternative
用法筆記
Most common when talking about cats, but can also apply to other animals that groom themselves, such as rabbits or dogs.