moss

英 [mɒs]

美 [mɔːs]

n.  苔藓; 地衣

复数：mosses　第三人称单数：mosses　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.8864 / COCA.8708

习惯用语

n.

a rolling stone gathers no moss
• 滚石不生苔，频迁不聚财
  a person who moves from place to place, job to job, etc. does not have a lot of money, possessions or friends but is free from responsibilities

牛津词典

noun

• 苔藓；地衣
  a very small green or yellow plant without flowers that spreads over damp surfaces, rocks, trees, etc.
  1. moss-covered walls
     青苔覆盖的墙壁

柯林斯词典

• N-MASS 青苔;苔藓
  Mossis a very small soft green plant which grows on damp soil, or on wood or stone.
  1. ...ground covered over with moss.
     长满青苔的地面

英英释义

noun

• tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

双语例句

• The green moss, whose coolness penetrates my inner depths;
  青苔凉透了我的内坎；
• I peeled some moss off the wood.
  我剥掉了木头上的一些青苔。
• I love that work, Mr. Moss said.
  我喜欢那件作品，莫斯说，我是第一个看到它的。
• Moss is soft like velvet.
  苔藓软如丝绒。
• An old hut covered with moss and ivy stood by the river.
  一间被青苔和长春藤覆盖的小旧屋坐落在河边。
• 'We've got the car that killed Myra Moss.' — 'What!'
  “我们已经找到撞死迈拉·莫斯的车了。”——“真的！”
• Very small two-winged flies with hairy wings that develop in moss and damp vegetable matter: sand flies.
  在苔藓和潮湿的蔬菜上繁殖的小型的双翼多毛苍蝇；沙蝇。
• I thought that moss grew on the south side of trees.
  我认为苔藓长在树木的向南一侧。
• Green moss and ferns grow around the mouths of caves, but only fungi and molds grow inside.
  绿苔藓和蕨类植物生长在洞口周围，但是，只有真菌类植物和霉菌在洞里面生长。
• She also features special eye colors: sky blue, violet, moss green, and auburn.
  她也拥有特别的瞳色，分别为：天蓝色，紫色，苔绿色和红褐色。