gossamer / ˈgɒs ə mər /

⚽高中词汇蛛丝马迹苔丝苔藓纱布

gossamer2 个定义

n. 名词 noun
  1. a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, especially in autumn.
  2. a thread or strand of a filmy cobweb seen outdoors.
  3. an extremely delicate variety of gauze, used especially for veils.
adj. 形容词 adjective
  1. Also gos·sa·mer·y [gos-uh-muh-ree], /ˈgɒs ə mə ri/, gos·sa·mered. of or like gossamer; extremely light, flimsy, or delicate: Did you notice this dragonfly's gossamer wings? Perhaps our hopes are gossamer dreams, strung together with wishful thinking.

gossamer 近义词

adj. 形容词 adjective

gauzy, thin

更多gossamer例句

  1. Wanna’s Christo-like “Within Without” encloses the stairway entrance to the second-floor gallery in gossamer fabric, outlined by floor-level light strips.
  2. Sea butterflies flit through the ocean on gossamer wings, each species with a style of its own.
  3. When the short-skirted, gossamer clad nymphs made their appearance on the stage they became restless and fidgety.
  4. Mackintoshes, vulcanized india-rubber, gutta-percha, and gossamer dust-coats unknown then.
  5. But look at the difference here: after dinner here one is as light as a gossamer.
  6. Her dress was of finest work, its texture thin as gossamer; pure white with here and there a silken knot of blue.
  7. Everywhere were threads of water, threads of snow, and little threads of dewy green, glistening like gossamer.