"wisps" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 缕 (细小的丝状物)
• 一缕 (细烟/头发)

Definition

指头发、烟或云等非常细小、轻盈的一缕。通常用于形容轻柔和精致的东西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于形容非常细的头发、轻烟或云。例如：“wisps of hair”, “wisps of smoke”。不能用于粗重的东西。表达轻盈、精致感。

Examples

She had wisps of hair falling over her eyes.

她有几**缕**头发垂在眼前。

Thin wisps of smoke rose from the fire.

细小的**缕**烟从火里升起。

Clouds broke into small wisps across the sky.

云在天空中分散成小小的**缕**。

The wind played with the wisps of her scarf.

风吹动了她围巾的几**缕**。

A couple of wisps of steam curled from the hot tea.

热茶上冒出几**缕**蒸汽。

She brushed the last wisps of sleep from her eyes and smiled.

她抹去眼中的最后一**缕**睡意，微笑起来。