fuzz

fuzz1
noun
  1. a fluffy or frizzy mass of hair or fibre
    蓬松(或卷曲)的毛发(或纤维、绒毛、卷毛)
    a fuzz of black hair.
    蓬松的黑发。
    [mass noun]his face was covered with white fuzz.
    他的脸上满是白色的茸毛。
    ■a blurred image or area
    模糊的图像(或区域)
    she saw Jess surrounded by a fuzz of sunlight.
    她看见杰斯被模糊不清的日光环绕着。
    ■a buzzing or distorted sound, especially one deliberately produced as an effect on an electric guitar
    (尤指电吉他的)模糊音
    the fuzz of the radio.
    收音机里模糊的声音。
verb
  1. make or become blurred or indistinct
    (使)模糊不清
    [with obj.]snow fuzzes the outlines of the signs.
    雪使招牌的轮廓变得模糊不清。
    [no obj.]tiny detail can be enlarged to poster size without fuzzing out.
    微小的细节部分可以被放大到海报大小,而且图像不模糊。
  2. [no obj.](of hair) become fluffy or frizzy
    (毛发)呈绒毛状;变得蓬松(或卷曲)
    her hair fuzzed out uncontrollably in the heat.
    炎热使她的头发变得乱蓬蓬的。
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: probably of Low German or Dutch origin; compare with Dutch voos, Low German fussig 'spongy'

fuzz2
noun
  1. (the fuzz)(informal)the police
    (非正式)警察部门,警方
语源
  1. 1920s (originally US): of unknown origin
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