单词 | wisp |
释义 | wisp ![]() n. 1. A small bunch or bundle, as of straw, hair, or grass. 2. a. One that is thin, frail, or slight: "a little wisp of a kid, ten years old" (William Lychack). b. A thin or faint streak or fragment, as of smoke or clouds. 3. A fleeting trace or indication; a hint: a wisp of a smile. 4. A flock of birds, especially snipe. 5. See ignis fatuus. v. wisped, wisp·ing, wisps v.tr. To twist into wisps or a wisp. v.intr. To drift in wisps: smoke wisping from chimneys. [Middle English.] wispi·ly adv. wispi·ness (wĭspē-nĭs) n. wispy adj. |
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