papery

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpaperypa‧per‧y /ˈpeɪpəri/ adjective THIN OBJECT OR MATERIALDRYsomething such as skin or leaves that is papery is very dry and thin and a little stiffExamples from the Corpuspapery• Her lips, which were almost as pale as the rest of her face, were cracked and papery.• The hair came off like Herman's wig, and the papery flesh flaked away from the exploded skull.• the papery outer skin of an onion• A breath of warm breeze stirred the cascade of papery pink bougainvillaea just outside the door where she stood.

单词	papery
释义	papery From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpaperypa‧per‧y /ˈpeɪpəri/ adjective THIN OBJECT OR MATERIALDRYsomething such as skin or leaves that is papery is very dry and thin and a little stiffExamples from the Corpuspapery• Her lips, which were almost as pale as the rest of her face, were cracked and papery.• The hair came off like Herman's wig, and the papery flesh flaked away from the exploded skull.• the papery outer skin of an onion• A breath of warm breeze stirred the cascade of papery pink bougainvillaea just outside the door where she stood.
随便看	add something ↔ on add something ↔ up add the finishing touches add the finishing touches to add to add to add to add to etc workload add to something add to that add to this add up add up add up to add up to something add variety add variety to add weight to add weight to add weight to something add weight to the idea etc add weight to the suggestion etc add weight to the suggestion/idea etc add(ed) to that/this add-on interest