locks

locks — 名詞

1. a person's hair, especially when it is seen as a full, noticeable mass.

1.名詞C1
釋義

秀髮

文學語氣的頭髮

a person's hair, especially when it is seen as a full, noticeable mass.

例句

Elise brushed her wet locks before dinner with her grandparents.

Elise 在和祖父母吃晚餐前把濕漉漉的秀髮梳順。

literary use for someone's hair

Wind blew Dario's dark locks across his face on the ferry.

渡輪上風很大，把 Dario 深色的頭髮吹到了臉前。

同義詞
  • hair

    the neutral everyday word, without the literary feel

  • tresses

    more literary and often used for long attractive hair

  • curls

    only works when the hair is curly, not for every kind of hair

文法句型

somebody's locks

long dark locks

用法筆記

Usually appears in descriptive or literary writing, often when the speaker is noticing how someone's hair looks or moves. In ordinary everyday talk, people more often just say 'hair'.

2. dreadlocks, or a hairstyle where the hair is kept in long, thick twisted ropes.

2.名詞C1
釋義

髒辮

一束束扭結成粗條的髮型

dreadlocks, or a hairstyle where the hair is kept in long, thick twisted ropes.

例句

Hamza tied his locks back before stepping into the kitchen.

Hamza 走進廚房前先把髒辮綁到後面。

short form of 'dreadlocks'

Asher spent two years growing locks down to his shoulders.

Asher 花了兩年把頭髮留成垂到肩膀的髒辮。

同義詞
  • dreadlocks

    the full and more explicit name for the hairstyle

  • locs

    an alternative spelling often preferred in personal or cultural contexts

文法句型

wear locks

grow locks

twist locks

用法筆記

This short form is common when the hairstyle is already clear from the conversation. In careful description, speakers may use the full word 'dreadlocks' instead.

locks — 動詞