a slub or lump in wool or cloth (毛线或织物)粒结 ■(N. Amer.)a rounded knotty growth on a tree, giving an attractive figure when polished and used especially for handcrafted objects and veneers (北美)树瘤;树结 she used warty burls to construct her pieces. 她用树瘤料构成她的作品。 [mass noun]wooden coin banks made of elm burl. 用榆树瘤做成的硬币罐。 [as modifier]a burl bowl. 木瘤碗。
语源
late Middle English : from Old French bourle 'tuft of wool', diminutive of bourre 'coarse wool', from late Latin burra 'wool'
burl2 [bə:l] noun
(Austral./NZ)an attempt (澳/新西兰)企图,试图 we'll give it a burl. 我们试一试吧。