| 单词 | ruff |
| 释义 | ruff (once / 2542 pages) 1n 2nv 3n A ruff is a high, frilly collar that's worn snugly around the neck, or a similar frill of feathers or fur around an animal's neck. The Elizabethans are famous for wearing ruffs. If you wear a ruff today, you're probably acting in a Shakespeare play or a movie about sixteenth century England. Some religious figures, like bishops and choir members, sometimes also wear ruffs. They're more common in animals, from dogs to the bird that's actually called a Ruff, described as having a "large collar of ornamental feathers." Ruff is believed to be a shortened form of ruffle. WORD FAMILYruff: ruffed, ruffing, ruffs USAGE EXAMPLESThe seasons for ruffed grouse, bobwhite quail and pheasant all end on Saturday. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Spencer credited Ruffing with doing a “excellent job.” Washington Times(Dec 22, 2016) “This is what makes Lucy so fascinating,” said lead author Christopher Ruff, a biological anthropologist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016) 1 1n a high tight collar Syn|Hypo|Hyper choker, neck ruff, ruffle fraise a ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century collar, neckband a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over 2n an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal 2Syn|Hyper frill external body part any body part visible externally 1n (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit Syn|Hyper trumping play, turn (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession 2v play a trump 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper trump overtrump play a trump higher than (one previously played) to the trick crossrufftrump alternately in two hands go, move have a turn; make one's move in a game n common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season Syn|Hypo|Hyper Philomachus pugnax reeve female ruff sandpiper any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers |
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