wisp
/wɪsp/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈɪsp] /wɪsp/ (ame, ipa) · [wˈɪsp] /ˈwisp How to pronounce wisp (audio)/ (ame, mw)
wisp — 名詞
- wispsingular
- wispsplural
1. a very narrow piece of smoke, cloud, steam, or similar matter that drifts lightl
一縷
空中飄動的細線狀煙霧
a very narrow piece of smoke, cloud, steam, or similar matter that drifts lightly through the air.
A wisp of smoke rose from the pan after the butter burned.
奶油燒焦後，鍋裡升起了一縷煙。
pattern: a wisp of smoke
At sunrise, wisps of cloud floated above the dark hills.
日出時，幾縷雲飄在昏暗的山丘上方。
A pale wisp of steam escaped when Soraya opened the rice cooker.
Soraya 打開電鍋時，一縷淡淡的蒸氣冒了出來。
From the candle, a thin wisp drifted toward the ceiling.
蠟燭那邊有一縷細煙往天花板飄去。
用法筆記
Usually followed by 'of' plus what is floating, especially smoke, cloud, or steam.
2. a small, soft strand or tuft of hair, grass, or another light material.
細絲
細小柔軟的一絲毛髮或草
a small, soft strand or tuft of hair, grass, or another light material.
A wisp of hair stuck to Diya's cheek in the wind.
一絲頭髮在風中黏在 Diya 的臉頰上。
pattern: a wisp of hair
The cat carried a wisp of dry grass into the kitchen.
那隻貓把一絲乾草叼進了廚房。
Christopher brushed a silver wisp from the jacket before the photo.
拍照前，Christopher 從外套上拂掉了一絲銀白色的纖維。
One soft wisp hung over the baby's ear after the bath.
洗完澡後，一絲柔軟的頭髮垂在寶寶耳邊。
用法筆記
This sense is for something thin and delicate that you can see as one small strand or lock, not something floating in the air.
3. a little bunch of straw, hay, or similar dry plant material held together.
小把
少量束起的乾草或稻草
a little bunch of straw, hay, or similar dry plant material held together.
The farmer lit a dry wisp to start the wood stove.
那位農夫點燃一小把乾草來生起柴火爐。
pattern: a dry wisp
Esteban stuffed a wisp of straw into the scarecrow's sleeve.
Esteban 把一小把稻草塞進了稻草人的袖子裡。
pattern: a wisp of straw
The horse pulled a wisp from the bale and chewed slowly.
那匹馬從草捆裡扯出一小把草，慢慢咀嚼。
A loose wisp of hay lay under the rabbit cage.
兔籠下方躺著一小把散開的乾草。
用法筆記
This older concrete sense is mainly used for straw, hay, and other dry plant matter gathered in a tiny bunch.
wisp — 動詞
- wisppresent simple I / you / we / they
- wisps3rd person singular
- wisping-ing form
- wispedpast simple
1. to roll or gather something into a small, thin strip or tuft.
捲成細束
把東西捲成細長小束
to roll or gather something into a small, thin strip or tuft.
The cook wisped the paper towel into a tight point.
那位廚師把紙巾捲成了一個尖尖的小頭。
pattern: wisp something into a shape
Liang wisped the wool into thin strands for the doll.
Liang 把羊毛捲成細細的束條，拿來做娃娃。
Tuan wisped the ribbon into curls for the costume.
Tuan 把緞帶捲成小捲，用在那套服裝上。
The florist wisped the twine into a narrow loop for the tag.
那位花藝師把細繩捲成一個窄小的圈，好綁上標籤。
文法句型
wisp + noun phrase + into + shape
用法筆記
This rare verb focuses on shaping one thing into a narrow tuft or strip by hand.
2. to make something separate into thin, light strips or fibers.
弄成細絲
使某物散成細條或纖維
to make something separate into thin, light strips or fibers.
The blast wisped the paper into strips across the yard.
爆炸把紙張炸成了一條條細碎的紙片，散在院子裡。
result: material breaks into thin pieces
Years of sun had wisped the rope into loose fibers.
多年的日曬把那條繩子曬成了鬆散的纖維。
Constant rubbing wisped the cloth at the elbows.
長期摩擦把那塊布的手肘部位磨成了細細的毛邊。
Salt and wind had wisped the net into ragged threads.
海鹽和風把那張網吹磨成了破碎的細線。
文法句型
wisp + noun phrase + into + pieces
用法筆記
Unlike sense 1, this sense emphasizes material breaking or wearing into wispy pieces rather than being shaped deliberately.
3. to appear or move in thin, light streams through the air.
縷縷飄出
以細細煙縷般的樣子飄動
to appear or move in thin, light streams through the air.
Smoke wisped from the chimney after the morning fire was lit.
早晨的火剛點起後，煙從煙囪裡縷縷飄出。
intransitive: smoke wisped from
Steam wisped from the soup as Pedro carried it inside.
Pedro 把湯端進屋裡時，蒸氣正縷縷飄出。
Mist wisped across the lake before the first boat arrived.
第一艘船到來前，薄霧正一縷縷地掠過湖面。
Incense wisped through the temple door before the ceremony began.
典禮開始前，香煙已從寺門口縷縷飄過。
文法句型
wisp + from + place
wisp + across + place
用法筆記
This is the most image-based verb sense and is mainly used in literary description of smoke, steam, or mist.