wisp

Word family adverbwispilynounwispinesswispadjectivewispy

wisp /wɪsp/ noun [countableC]

1 PIECEa wisp of hair, grass, hay etc is a thin piece of it that is separate from the rest 〔头发、草等的〕一缕，一把，一束

wisp of

A wisp of hair had escaped from under her hat.

她的帽子下面露出一缕头发。

2 LITTLE/NOT MUCHa wisp of smoke, cloud, mist etc is a small thin line of it that rises upwards 〔烟、云、雾等的〕一缕

wisp of

Wisps of smoke rose into the air.

缕缕轻烟袅袅升起。

→ will o' the wisp

—wispy adjectiveadj

Examples from the Corpus

wisp• Next comes a snap of a wisp of hair.• If there was any wisp of consciousness remaining, it was beyond the reach of instruments, and of memory.• Her body lay open before him, her only covering a few wisps of silk.• One wisp of smoke will not yearn for another.• Corbett steeled himself but Agatha only moved the wisps of blonde hair from her forehead.• Tiny wisps of ash floated up.• At dawn he'd woken up briefly, plagued by the vanishing wisps of a vague and irritating dream.• Smoke rose out of the crooked chimneys that poked through their roofs, white wisps trailing north with the wind.

Origin wisp

(1300-1400) Perhaps from whisk

词汇	wisp
释义	wisp Word family adverbwispilynounwispinesswispadjectivewispy wisp /wɪsp/ noun [countableC] 1 PIECEa wisp of hair, grass, hay etc is a thin piece of it that is separate from the rest 〔头发、草等的〕一缕，一把，一束 wisp of A wisp of hair had escaped from under her hat. 她的帽子下面露出一缕头发。 2 LITTLE/NOT MUCHa wisp of smoke, cloud, mist etc is a small thin line of it that rises upwards 〔烟、云、雾等的〕一缕 wisp of Wisps of smoke rose into the air. 缕缕轻烟袅袅升起。 → will o' the wisp —wispy adjectiveadj Examples from the Corpus wisp• Next comes a snap of a wisp of hair.• If there was any wisp of consciousness remaining, it was beyond the reach of instruments, and of memory.• Her body lay open before him, her only covering a few wisps of silk.• One wisp of smoke will not yearn for another.• Corbett steeled himself but Agatha only moved the wisps of blonde hair from her forehead.• Tiny wisps of ash floated up.• At dawn he'd woken up briefly, plagued by the vanishing wisps of a vague and irritating dream.• Smoke rose out of the crooked chimneys that poked through their roofs, white wisps trailing north with the wind. Origin wisp (1300-1400) Perhaps from whisk
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