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单词 dreadlocks
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Definition of dreadlocks in English:

dreadlocks

plural noun ˈdrɛdlɒksˈdrɛdˌlɑks
  • A Rastafarian hairstyle in which the hair is washed but not combed and twisted while wet into tight braids or ringlets hanging down on all sides.

    a stately Rastafarian in dreadlocks nursed a dark ale
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His hair was twisted in short dreadlocks that hung down past his chin.
    • I vote that we go for the water torture plan - threaten to wash his dreadlocks!
    • Some of his thinning hair is tied into dreadlocks that hang down his back.
    • Chris shook his head, his dreadlocks becoming free from the ponytail he put them in.
    • It kind of looks a little like dreadlocks but I have braided it so that it doesn't get too tangled in the hands of a two year old.
    • Veronica, 39, is a pretty woman with a mass of dreadlocks who lives across the street from me.
    • It's all frizzy and damp and twisted in sweaty, frizzy chunks that almost look like dreadlocks.
    • I left my hair the way I usually keep it, twisted in sections kind of like dreadlocks.
    • He dressed in complete black, and his green hair fell down to his shoulders in dreadlocks.
    • He had turquoise hair done in dreadlocks, which hung about his head in a messy bunch and nearly reached his shoulders.
    • While having the nose job, I was offered hair extensions in the form of multi-coloured dreadlocks.
    • As I round the corner he is joined by his mate, a man with his hair in 3 dreadlocks - one huge matted one on top and two huge matted ones on either side.
    • His thick black hair was kept in long dreadlocks, perfectly framing his face.
    • He had shoulder length white hair that hung in dreadlocks around his shoulders, and black sunglasses.
    • He had very short hair with long dreadlocks in the back.
    • She has red-brown, extremely long hair, usually tied in a plait with two dreadlocks behind each ear.
    • Then we noticed that some of these cops had pony-tails, others full-on Afros and dreadlocks.
    • Those Rastafarians with dreadlocks who never wash their hair may be on to something.
    • Within moments, my hair lost its sheen and assembled itself into blonde dreadlocks.
    • So, I'd appreciate your thoughts on the technical and social aspects of having dreadlocks.
    Synonyms
    plait, pigtail, twist

Derivatives

  • dreadlocked

  • adjective
    • Fortunately this doesn't happen and much to my relief, Sky decides to leave the dreadlocked wig and opts for the blonde one.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I might eavesdrop on two graying guys who are debating the merits of symphony conductors in various cities, or try to get a glimpse of the book the dreadlocked poet-type is pondering at the next table.
      • A tightly backcombed style can border on the tangles of a dreadlocked do.
      • To clean your scalp between shampoos, especially if you wear braided or dreadlocked styles, wipe it with an astringent-soaked cotton hall or pad.
      • The make-up of the protesters had changed by early afternoon: the gaily dressed, dreadlocked types had given way to a much harder-faced, largely male group spoiling for action.
 
 

Definition of dreadlocks in US English:

dreadlocks

plural nounˈdredˌläksˈdrɛdˌlɑks
  • A hairstyle in which the hair is washed but not combed and twisted while wet into tight braids or ringlets hanging down on all sides.

    a stately Rastafarian in dreadlocks nursed a dark ale
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His thick black hair was kept in long dreadlocks, perfectly framing his face.
    • Some of his thinning hair is tied into dreadlocks that hang down his back.
    • He dressed in complete black, and his green hair fell down to his shoulders in dreadlocks.
    • So, I'd appreciate your thoughts on the technical and social aspects of having dreadlocks.
    • While having the nose job, I was offered hair extensions in the form of multi-coloured dreadlocks.
    • Then we noticed that some of these cops had pony-tails, others full-on Afros and dreadlocks.
    • He had turquoise hair done in dreadlocks, which hung about his head in a messy bunch and nearly reached his shoulders.
    • I left my hair the way I usually keep it, twisted in sections kind of like dreadlocks.
    • Those Rastafarians with dreadlocks who never wash their hair may be on to something.
    • She has red-brown, extremely long hair, usually tied in a plait with two dreadlocks behind each ear.
    • It's all frizzy and damp and twisted in sweaty, frizzy chunks that almost look like dreadlocks.
    • Within moments, my hair lost its sheen and assembled itself into blonde dreadlocks.
    • His hair was twisted in short dreadlocks that hung down past his chin.
    • Veronica, 39, is a pretty woman with a mass of dreadlocks who lives across the street from me.
    • It kind of looks a little like dreadlocks but I have braided it so that it doesn't get too tangled in the hands of a two year old.
    • He had very short hair with long dreadlocks in the back.
    • He had shoulder length white hair that hung in dreadlocks around his shoulders, and black sunglasses.
    • I vote that we go for the water torture plan - threaten to wash his dreadlocks!
    • As I round the corner he is joined by his mate, a man with his hair in 3 dreadlocks - one huge matted one on top and two huge matted ones on either side.
    • Chris shook his head, his dreadlocks becoming free from the ponytail he put them in.
    Synonyms
    plait, pigtail, twist
 
 
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