early 14c., "handful or bundle of hay, grass, etc.," used for burning or cleaning or as a cushion; perhaps from an unrecorded Old English word, cognate with Norwegian and Swedish visp "wisp," of unknown origin; sometimes said to be connected with whisk or with Middle Low German and Middle Dutch wispel "a measure of grain." Meaning "thin, filmy portion" first attested 1836.
中文解释
1. 谐音“围死蒲”-----围死菖蒲。2. wisp <====> whisk.
实用例句
1. She's just a little bitty wisp of a girl.
她是一个很纤弱的小女孩。
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2. A thin wisp of smoke straggled up through the trees.
一缕轻烟在林间袅袅升起。
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3. She smoothed away a wisp of hair from her eyes.
她将眼睛上的一缕头发拨开。
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4. A wisp of grey hair stuck out from under her hat.
