核心畫面

Picture what grows on a sheep — thick, soft, curly. Then follow it down the production line: off the animal it becomes cloth, spun into thread it becomes what you knit with. Three senses, one material at three . There is also one old saying that uses the picture of wool pulled down over someone's eyes.

可以想成:長在羊身上的那層毛——厚、軟、捲。然後跟著它走過加工的過程:從羊身上取下來織成布,紡成線就成了打毛衣用的東更多收起可以想成:長在羊身上的那層毛——厚、軟、捲。然後跟著它走過加工的過程:從羊身上取下來織成布,紡成線就成了打毛衣用的東西。三個意思其實是同一種材料的三個階段。另外還有一句老話,用的是「把毛蓋在別人眼睛上」這個畫面。

From the picture

俗語裡的羊毛

用一個很具體的畫面說謊:把厚厚的毛拉下來蓋住對方的眼睛,他就看不見正在發生什麼。

pull the wool over someone's eyes · noun · A2

Used in the phrase pull the wool over somebody's eyes: to hide the truth so someone does not notice what is really happening.

矇騙

Also in this word

sheep's hair · noun · A2

The soft thick hair that grows on sheep and some goats.

羊毛

woolen fabric · noun · A2

Cloth or fabric made from the soft hair of sheep.

毛料

knitting yarn · noun · A2

Thick thread made from wool, used for knitting clothes.

毛線

原始詞典資料9 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Woolname/wʊl/

  • 1

    A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY8486).

woolnoun/wʊl/

  • 1

    The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.

    • The sheep were caught and plucked, because shears had not yet been invented to cut the wool from the sheep's back.
  • 2

    A cloth or yarn made from such hair.

    • Spielvogel said wet cleaning also has limitations; while it is fine for cottons and fabrics worn in warm climates, he said, it can damage heavy wools or structured clothes like suit jackets.
  • 3

    Anything with a fibrous texture like that of sheep's wool.

    • The groundsels have leaves covered in wool for insulation[…
  • 4

    A fine fiber obtained from the leaves of certain trees, such as firs and pines.

  • 5

    obsoleteShort, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled.

    • wool of bat and tongue of dog
  • 6

    Yarn, including that made from synthetic fibers.

  • 7

    derogatoryA woolly back; a resident of a satellite town outside Liverpool, such as St Helens or Warrington. See also Yonner.

  • 8

    slangA marijuana cigarette or cigar laced with crack cocaine.

    • The object of your affection is the treetop connection / Where basically you love to smoke your wools
    • He rocked Caesar's chains, he pushed Caesar's Range / Smokin' mad wools all day, with Caesar's change

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。