downy
downy 英 [ˈdaʊni] 美 [ˈdaʊni]
adj. 柔和的；绒毛的；多丘岗的
名词复数:downies
- Things that are downy are very soft and fluffy. Babies are sometimes born with little tufts of downy hair on their heads.
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- adj. 柔和的；绒毛的；多丘岗的
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1. Seals that are weaned and have shed their downy fur are called beaters for the way they beat their flippers on the water.
断奶后褪去一身绒毛的海豹被称为打手，因其总是在水上拍打它们的鳍状肢。
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2. Like mummies coming back from the dead, their animated faces emerge in the firelight, revealing downy wisps of beard and boyish grins.
象死而复生的木乃伊，他们的脸在火光间出现了，露出毛茸茸的小束胡须和孩子气的笑容。
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3. Its cultivation may be ancient—dating as far back as 5,000 years ago—but cotton, and its characteristically soft, downy fibers, could be just what modern medicine has been waiting for.
棉花的种植历史也许非常悠久——可以追溯到迄今5,000年前——但它和它富有特性、柔软光滑的纤维可能正是现代医学所要寻找的东西。
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