"wisp" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 一缕（头发、烟雾等）

Definition

wisp 指一小缕细长、轻柔的东西，比如一缕头发、一缕烟或一片云。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“wisp” 常用在文学或描述性语境，强调小而轻的东西，如“a wisp of smoke（一缕烟）”、“a wisp of hair（一缕头发）”，不用于大块或厚重物体。

Examples

A wisp of smoke rose from the chimney.

烟囱里升起了一**缕**烟。

She had a wisp of hair on her forehead.

她额头上有一**缕**头发。

A gentle wisp of cloud drifted across the sky.

一**缕**轻柔的云漂过天空。

Only a wisp of a voice could be heard in the quiet room.

安静的房间里只听得到一**缕**微弱的声音。

He blew away the wisp of dust on his desk.

他吹走了桌子上的一**缕**尘土。

There was a wisp of perfume as she walked by.

她走过时，有一**缕**香水的味道。