locs

IPA/lˈɒks/
IPA/lˈɑːks/

locs — 名詞

1. long, tight strands of hair that are twisted and matted together into a permanen

1.名詞B1
釋義

髒辮

將頭髮扭成繩狀的永久性髮型

long, tight strands of hair that are twisted and matted together into a permanent, rope-like style, worn especially by people of African descent

例句

Amara's locs hung past her shoulders in neat, dark ropes.

Amara 的髒辮像整齊的深色繩子一樣垂在肩上。

possessive pattern: someone's locs

Jiro spent Saturday morning getting his locs washed and retwisted.

Jiro 週六早上花時間清洗並重新整理他的髒辮。

collocation: get locs retwisted

常見搭配
  • retwist locs
  • maintain locs
  • start locs
  • mature locs
  • interlock locs
  • palm-roll locs
  • freeform locs
同義詞
  • dreadlocks

    more formal and widely recognised; some avoid it because of the negative feel of 'dread'

  • locks

    alternative spelling, slightly more formal than 'locs'

  • dreads

    very informal and can be seen as disrespectful in some contexts

用法筆記

Usually plural; the singular 'loc' refers to one individual strand. More informal than 'dreadlocks' and often preferred by those who wish to avoid the negative associations of the word 'dread.'

常見錯誤

I got locs put in yesterday and they are already finished.
I started my locs yesterday, but they will take months to fully mature.
locs form gradually through repeated twisting and matting; they are not a quick one-session style.

locs — 動詞

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • locs maintenance
  • locs journey
  • locs stylist

常用片語

  • wear locs
  • grow locs
  • have locs

介系詞搭配

  • with locs
  • in locs