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单词 tousle
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tousle in British English

(ˈtaʊzəl)
verb (transitive)
1. 
to tangle, ruffle, or disarrange
2. 
to treat roughly
noun
3. 
a disorderly, tangled, or rumpled state
4. 
a dishevelled or disordered mass, esp of hair
Word origin
C15: from Low German tūsen to shake; related to Old High German zirzūsōn to tear to pieces

tousle in American English

(ˈtaʊzəl)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈtousled or ˈtousling
1. 
to disorder, dishevel, muss, rumple, etc.
noun
2. 
a tousled condition, mass of hair, etc.
Word origin
freq. of ME tusen (in comp.), to pull to pieces, tear, prob. akin to OE tæsan: see tease

Examples of 'tousle' in a sentence
tousle

Her hair is tousled and down today, and she is dressed in a chic white shirt.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His hair is artfully tousled and a set of perfectly white teeth gleam winningly.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He was unshaven and his hair was tousled.
James Fergusson KANDAHAR COCKNEY: A Tale of Two Worlds (2004)
Men love tumbling curls and artfully tousled hair.
The Sun (2012)
Fantastic for that tousled look that celebs love so much.
The Sun (2007)
The suit is sharp, the hair fashionably tousled and the sideburns are pronounced.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They both wore large dark and similar outfits with long, tousled locks in the wind.
The Sun (2006)
We want her to have a relaxed, tousled look.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This was then fluffed out, giving her a gorgeous tousled look.
The Sun (2007)
Her tousled tresses and bronzed make-up finished off the look perfectly.
The Sun (2014)
The tousled red hair and the small, slender bare feet showing beneath her hastily donned garments were all too obvious to both strangers.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
I like tousled, shiny hair with a cap thrown on top.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Amid a sea of grey suits at Westminster, he sparkles while shaking his tousled blond locks.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
My hair was tousled by cheering crowds who thrust a beer can into my hand and said: 'Welcome to freedom.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
FOR my tousled look, it's all about the hair prep.
The Sun (2012)
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