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单词 floss
释义
floss1 nounfloss2 verb
flossfloss1 /flɒs $ flɑːs, flɒːs/ noun [uncountable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINfloss1
Origin:
1700-1800 Probably from Dutch vlos
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • As further proof of this there was a continuous drift of wind-blown spume shooting over us like blobs of candy floss.
  • Ask your dentist or dental hygienist for advice on using floss.
  • In the bathroom she slid dental floss in and out between her teeth.
  • Remember to change the filter floss weekly and the carbon every two months if the tank is fully stocked.
  • Run it into two uplifts at opposite ends of the tank, and pack it with filter floss and carbon.
  • Scones were her speciality and light as floss.
  • Use dental floss to sew buttons on to heavy fabric such as coats.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=clean between your teeth using dental floss)· My dentist said I should floss my teeth more.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· In the bathroom she slid dental floss in and out between her teeth.· Use dental floss to sew buttons on to heavy fabric such as coats.· I manoeuvre the dental floss into place in front of an aghast Lucker, and whip them away, as Laverne instructed.· The best way of gittin' them off is with dental floss.
1a type of thin thread that you use for cleaning between your teeth SYN  dental floss2a type of thin thread that you use for sewing
floss1 nounfloss2 verb
flossfloss2 verb [transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
floss
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyfloss
he, she, itflosses
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyflossed
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave flossed
he, she, ithas flossed
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad flossed
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill floss
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have flossed
Continuous Form
PresentIam flossing
he, she, itis flossing
you, we, theyare flossing
PastI, he, she, itwas flossing
you, we, theywere flossing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been flossing
he, she, ithas been flossing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been flossing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be flossing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been flossing
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Do this for five minutes twice a day, then floss.
  • He's trying to floss his teeth now.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=clean between your teeth using dental floss)· My dentist said I should floss my teeth more.
to clean between your teeth using floss
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