fuzz
fuzz — 名詞
1. a thin coat of short, soft hairs or tiny fibres clinging to a surface such as fr
絨毛；茸毛
皮膚、水果或布料表面的細軟短毛
a thin coat of short, soft hairs or tiny fibres clinging to a surface such as fruit skin, cloth, or someone's face
Aarav rubbed the peach against his shirt to wipe off the soft fuzz.
Aarav 把桃子在襯衫上擦一擦，把那層柔軟的絨毛抹掉。
collocation: soft fuzz on a fruit skin
Talia pulled a black sweater out of the dryer covered in pale fuzz.
Talia 從烘衣機裡拿出一件黑色毛衣，上面沾滿了淡淡的絨毛。
collocation: covered in fuzz on fabric
A light fuzz of new hair was growing back on Kian's upper lip.
Kian 的上唇正長出一層淡淡的、剛冒出來的茸毛。
pattern: a fuzz of [hair] on [body part]
Camila brushed bits of green fuzz off the new tennis balls before serving.
Camila 在發球前，把新網球上的綠色絨毛刷掉一些。
There was a thick layer of fuzz on the unwashed wool blanket.
那條沒洗過的羊毛毯上有一層厚厚的絨毛。
pattern: there + be + a layer of fuzz
- soft fuzz
- light fuzz
- fine fuzz
- a layer of fuzz
- fuzz on the cheeks
文法句型
a layer of fuzz
fuzz on [surface]
用法筆記
Uncountable; the usual patterns are 'a' + adjective ('a soft fuzz', 'a thick fuzz') or a preposition phrase naming the surface ('fuzz on his cheeks', 'fuzz on the peach').
常見錯誤
2. an old-fashioned slang term for the police, used in a disrespectful or wary way
條子；警察
對警察帶不敬意味的舊式俚語稱呼
an old-fashioned slang term for the police, used in a disrespectful or wary way by people talking about getting caught
Ramon whispered that the fuzz were already parked at the end of the street.
Ramon 小聲說條子已經停在街尾了。
always with 'the'; treated as plural in agreement
Someone had spray-painted "Down with the fuzz" across the bus shelter.
有人在公車候車亭上噴漆寫著「打倒條子」。
register: informal, rebellious slang
Adaeze warned the skaters that the fuzz would come if they kept up the noise.
Adaeze 警告那些滑板少年，再吵下去條子就會來了。
Old crime films often have a getaway driver yelling, "The fuzz are coming!"
老犯罪片裡常出現逃亡駕駛大喊：「條子來了！」
collocation: 'the fuzz are coming' in older crime slang
- the fuzz
- watch out for the fuzz
- the fuzz are coming
- down with the fuzz
文法句型
the fuzz
watch out for the fuzz
用法筆記
Always used with the definite article ('the fuzz') and usually followed by a plural verb ('the fuzz are'). It sounds dated rather than current in everyday speech.
常見錯誤
3. a blurry patch or fuzzy interference in a picture, screen, or recording that hid
模糊雜訊
畫面中的糊影，或聲音裡的朦朧干擾
a blurry patch or fuzzy interference in a picture, screen, or recording that hides the details
On the old security tape, Iker's face was just a grey fuzz near the door.
在那卷舊監視錄影帶上，Iker 的臉在門口附近只剩一團灰色的模糊影像。
collocation: a grey fuzz on a recording
The photo stayed sharp, but the runners in back became a moving fuzz.
照片本來很清楚，但後方那些跑者後來都成了一團晃動的模糊影像。
When Sivan adjusted the antenna, the channel slowly cleared from a thick fuzz.
Sivan 調整天線時，那個頻道才慢慢從一片厚重的雜訊裡變清楚。
pattern: clear from + fuzz
The cheap microphone turned every consonant into an unpleasant electrical fuzz.
那支廉價麥克風把每個子音都變成令人不舒服的電流雜訊。
collocation: electrical fuzz in audio
- a grey fuzz
- a moving fuzz
- electrical fuzz
- clear from a fuzz
- lost in fuzz
- clarity
sharp, easy-to-hear detail in image or sound
文法句型
a fuzz on/in [image/screen]
lost in fuzz
用法筆記
Used for something unclear in an image or sound signal, not for fibres on a physical surface. Compared with sense 1, the fuzz is in the recording itself.
常見錯誤
fuzz — 動詞
- fuzzpresent simple I / you / we / they
- fuzzes3rd person singular
- fuzzing-ing form
- fuzzedpast simple
1. to shed tiny soft fibres, or to become coated with them, especially after rubbin
起毛；沾絮
布料磨洗後起毛，或表面沾上細絮
to shed tiny soft fibres, or to become coated with them, especially after rubbing or washing
After one hot wash, the cheap red towel fuzzed along the edges.
那條便宜的紅毛巾熱洗一次後，邊緣就開始起毛了。
pattern: [cloth] fuzzed along the edges
Nora's black coat fuzzed with white fibres from the scarf.
Nora 的黑色外套沾上了圍巾掉下來的白色細絮。
pattern: fuzzed with [fibres]
The old sofa kept fuzzing where the cat slept every afternoon.
那張舊沙發每天被貓睡過的地方，一直在起毛。
By spring, the felt hat had fuzzed around the brim.
到了春天，那頂毛氈帽的帽沿周圍都已經起毛了。
collocation: fuzz around the brim
- fuzz after washing
- fuzz along the edges
- fuzz with fibres
- fuzz around the brim
- smooth out
become or make the surface even again
文法句型
[cloth/item] fuzzes after washing
[surface] fuzzed with fibres
用法筆記
Rare and mostly used for fabric, felt, or other soft surfaces. It describes fine fibres appearing on the surface, not the material fully tearing apart.
常見錯誤
2. to make an image, sound, or outline lose sharpness, or to become unclear behind
模糊化；變糊
使畫面聲音失真不清，或自己變得模糊
to make an image, sound, or outline lose sharpness, or to become unclear behind interference, glare, or haze
Steam from the kettle fuzzed the kitchen window before Mina could open it.
水壺冒出的蒸氣在 Mina 打開窗前，就把廚房窗戶熏得模糊了。
transitive: fuzzed the window
The weak signal fuzzed the interview audio halfway through the call.
微弱的訊號讓那段訪談錄音在通話中途變得模糊失真。
transitive: fuzzed the audio
On the old monitor, the subtitles fuzzed whenever the cable moved.
在那台舊螢幕上，只要電線一動，字幕就會開始變糊。
intransitive: subtitles fuzzed on screen
The editor fuzzed the background faces before posting the video online.
編輯在影片上線前，先把背景人物的臉做成模糊化處理。
transitive: fuzzed faces for privacy
- fuzz the window
- fuzz the audio
- subtitles fuzzed
- fuzz background faces
- sharpen
make an image or sound clearer and more defined
文法句型
[signal/light] fuzzes [image/sound]
[image/text] fuzzes on a screen
用法筆記
Much rarer than the everyday verb 'blur'. It is most natural when glare, weak signals, steam, or rough masking makes sight or sound unclear.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- a layer of fuzz
- a bit of fuzz
- electrical fuzz
常用片語
- covered in fuzz
- the fuzz are coming
- fuzz after washing
- fuzz the audio
介系詞搭配
- fuzz on
- fuzz off
- fuzz with