puffball
puffball — 名詞
- puffballsingular
- puffballsplural
1. a round, white or brown fungus that grows in fields and woods, and releases a cl
馬勃菌
圓形真菌，成熟後噴出孢子
a round, white or brown fungus that grows in fields and woods, and releases a cloud of tiny spores like dust when you press or squeeze it; many types can be eaten.
Chiara found a giant puffball in the meadow behind her house.
Chiara 在屋後的草地上發現一顆巨型馬勃菌。
describing size: giant
Vivek squeezed a dry puffball and watched its spores drift away.
Vivek 捏了一下乾燥的馬勃菌，看著它的孢子飄散開來。
verb collocation: squeeze a puffball
Rachel sliced a fresh puffball and fried it in butter for dinner.
Rachel 把新鮮的馬勃菌切片，用奶油煎了當晚餐。
The hikers found a cluster of small puffballs growing near an old oak tree.
那群健行者在老橡樹附近發現了一簇小馬勃菌。
2. a skirt that is sewn with many folds or gathers at the hem so that it sticks out
圓蓬裙
底部打摺成圓形蓬起的裙子
a skirt that is sewn with many folds or gathers at the hem so that it sticks out in a soft, round shape.
Eve wore a white puffball skirt that flared out when she twirled.
Eve 穿著一條白色圓蓬裙，旋轉時裙子會蓬開來。
visual description: flared out when twirling
The fashion show ended with a dramatic black puffball dress that filled the whole runway.
那場時裝秀以一襲戲劇性的黑色圓蓬裙禮服作結，裙擺幾乎佔滿了整條伸展台。
puffball dress as a fashion style
Maeve chose a short puffball dress for her graduation ceremony.
Maeve 選了一件短款圓蓬裙禮服參加畢業典禮。
The designer added elastic at the hem to create the puffball shape.
設計師在裙擺加了鬆緊帶，創造出圓蓬裙的形狀。
- balloon skirt
very similar shape but often shorter and rounder all around, not just at the hem