floss
- IPA[flɒs]
英式
- the rough silk enveloping a silkworm's cocoon.;untwisted silk fibres used in embroidery.
- clean between (one's teeth) with dental floss.;behave in a flamboyant manner; show off.
verb: floss, 3rd person present: flosses, gerund or present participle: flossing, past tense: flossed, past participle: flossed
noun: floss, plural noun: flosses
- 釋義
- 相關詞
名詞
- 1. the rough silk enveloping a silkworm's cocoon.
- ▪ untwisted silk fibres used in embroidery.
- ▪ the silky down in maize and other plants milkweed floss
- 2. short for dental floss
動詞
- 1. clean between (one's teeth) with dental floss.
- 2. US informal behave in a flamboyant manner; show off.
- candyfloss: free popcorn and fairy floss will be handed out to children
Oxford Dictionary
- a soft thread of floss silk or similar material used to clean between the teeth.
Oxford Dictionary
- a soft thread of floss silk or similar material used to clean between the teeth.
Oxford American Dictionary
- 更多解釋
- IPA[flôs]
美式
- the rough silk enveloping a silkworm's cocoon.
- clean between (one's teeth) with dental floss: I flossed my teeth you must floss well
Oxford American Dictionary