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源自中古英语 'shagge',意为粗糙或蓬松的毛发,可能与古诺尔斯语 'skegg'(胡子)有关。
❶ 形容毛发或毛发状物体长而蓬乱、不整齐的样子,常用于描述动物毛发或人的发型。
“The shaggy dog ran across the yard, its fur flying in the wind.”
(那只毛发蓬乱的狗跑过院子,毛发在风中飞扬。)
“He had a shaggy beard that made him look older than he was.”
(他有一把蓬乱的胡子,让他看起来比实际年龄大。)
shaggy dog story — 指一个冗长、复杂但最终无意义或无聊的故事,通常用于幽默或讽刺。
“He told us a shaggy dog story that lasted for hours but had no punchline.”
(他给我们讲了一个冗长的无聊故事,持续了几个小时却没有笑点。)