lint
lint — 名詞
1. the very small fuzzy pieces of thread, cotton, or wool that gather on clothes or
棉絮；毛絮
衣物表面的細短纖維
the very small fuzzy pieces of thread, cotton, or wool that gather on clothes or other fabric items through wear, washing, or drying
Mei-Lin picked the white lint off her black dress with sticky tape before the party.
Mei-Lin 在參加派對前用膠帶把黑裙上的白色棉絮黏起來。
collocation: pick lint off [fabric]
After drying his jeans, Kenji found the inside of the dryer covered with grey lint.
Kenji 把牛仔褲烘乾後，發現烘衣機裡面覆蓋了一層灰色的棉絮。
After the long train ride, Yuki found a layer of white lint stuck to the back of her black wool coat.
Yuki 在長途火車旅行後，發現黑色羊毛外套的背面黏了一層白色棉絮。
collocation: layer of lint
Diego peeled off the sticky sheet of the lint roller and saw it was covered with fine blue fibres from his new sweater.
Diego 撕下除毛絮滾筒的黏紙，發現上面滿是來自新毛衣的藍色細纖維。
Before the interview, Wei noticed a ball of lint on his jacket and brushed it away.
面試前，Wei 發現西裝上有一團棉絮，趕快把它拍掉。
collocation: ball of lint
- lint on [clothing]
- bits of lint
- ball of lint
- covered in lint
- lint roller
- lint brush
- pick lint off
- remove lint
文法句型
lint + on/from [surface]
bits/pieces of lint
用法筆記
Lint cannot be counted — you cannot say 'a lint' or 'two lints'. Use phrases like 'a bit of lint', 'some lint', or 'covered in lint'.
常見錯誤
2. a soft cotton or linen material placed over a wound to keep it clean and help it
敷料
敷傷用的軟棉布
a soft cotton or linen material placed over a wound to keep it clean and help it heal
The nurse placed clean lint over the burn and wrapped it with a bandage.
護理師在燙傷處鋪上乾淨的敷料，再用繃帶包紮起來。
grammar pattern: layer of lint
Hana opened the first-aid kit and used sterilised lint to dress the cut on her palm.
Hana 打開急救箱，用消毒過的敷料來包紮她手掌上的傷口。
collocation: sterilised lint
Dr. Amara used sterile lint to dress the kitchen burn on the chef's forearm before wrapping it with gauze.
Amara 醫師用無菌敷料包紮主廚前臂的廚房燙傷，然後纏上紗布。
grammar pattern: sterile lint + dress [wound]
Nadia changed the lint dressing on her father's scraped knee every morning after his bike accident.
Nadia 每天早晨幫父親自行車摔傷的膝蓋更換敷料。
collocation: lint dressing + change [dressing]
Fatima's grandmother showed her how to make a clean lint pad from an old cotton shirt.
Fatima 的祖母教她如何用一件舊棉布襯衫製作乾淨的敷料墊。
collocation: lint pad
- sterilised lint
- layer of lint
- lint pad
- dress with lint
- cover with lint
- lint dressing
文法句型
layer of lint
lint + for [injury type]
用法筆記
In modern medical practice, sterilised gauze has largely replaced traditional lint, but the term is still used in first-aid contexts and in some regions for certain types of dressing material.
常見錯誤
3. the fine, loose fibres that break away from fabric as a by-product during indust
纖維屑
製程中掉落的短纖維
the fine, loose fibres that break away from fabric as a by-product during industrial textile production, cutting, or weaving
Textile workers wear face masks to avoid breathing in lint from the weaving machines.
紡織工人戴著口罩，以免吸入織布機產生的纖維屑。
domain: textile manufacturing
Vacuum ducts above the cutting tables suck up the fine grey lint that gathers as fabric is sliced into pattern pieces.
裁切台上方的真空管道會吸走布料被裁成版片時產生的灰色細纖維屑。
domain: textile manufacturing — cutting stage
Every evening, Tran swept piles of fluffy grey lint from the concrete floor around the weaving looms.
Tran 每天傍晚都會清掃織布機周圍水泥地板上一堆堆的蓬鬆灰色纖維屑。
Elena checked the lint filters on the weaving machines at the end of every shift.
Elena 每次下班前都會檢查織布機上的纖維屑過濾器。
collocation: lint filter
- lint filter
- lint from production
- collect lint
- machine lint
- textile lint
文法句型
lint + from [process/machine]
用法筆記
This sense is mostly used in industrial or textile contexts. In everyday language, people use 'lint' to mean the fuzz on their clothes rather than the industrial by-product.
同根字
- linty形容詞B2
- lint-free形容詞B2
- lint roller名詞B1
- lint brush名詞B2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- lint filter
- lint roller
- lint brush
- lint trap
- bits of lint
- pieces of lint
- ball of lint
- layer of lint
常用片語
- covered in lint
- remove lint
- pick lint off
介系詞搭配
- lint from [fabric/machine]
- lint on [surface/clothing]