fleece
fleece
noun
[with obj.]
fleeced
adjective
语源
noun
- the woolly covering of a sheep or goat
（绵羊，山羊）羊毛
as the sheep came on board, we grabbed their long shaggy fleeces.
绵羊上了剪毛台，我们就抓住那又长又厚的毛。
[mass noun]he clutched the ram by two handfuls of thick fleece.
他用双手紧抓住厚毛把公羊揪住。
■the amount of wool shorn from a sheep in a single piece at one time
（从一只绵羊）一次剪得的羊毛量 - a thing resembling a sheep's woolly covering, in particular
羊毛状物，尤指
■[mass noun]a soft warm fabric with a texture similar to sheep's wool, used as a lining material
羊毛状衬里
■a jacket or other garment made from such a fabric
羊毛状织物上衣（或其他衣服）
■(Heraldry)a representation of a fleece suspended from a ring
(纹章)吊在环形饰物上的羊毛状装饰
[with obj.]
- (informal)obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them
(非正式)（尤指用高价或诈骗）诈取（某人）大笔钱财
we were fleeced by a tout for tickets.
我们被票贩子狠宰了一刀。 - (figurative)cover as if with a fleece
(喻)（用羊毛状物）覆盖
the sky was half blue, half fleeced with white clouds.
天空一半蓝蓝的，一半被朵朵如絮的白云覆盖。
fleeced
adjective
语源
- Old English flēos, flēs, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlies and German Vlies
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