beard
beard — 名詞
1. the hair on a person's chin, jaw, and cheeks when it is left unshaven
鬍子
下巴和臉頰的毛
the hair on a person's chin, jaw, and cheeks when it is left unshaven
Rashida grew a short beard after leaving the army.
Rashida 離開軍隊後留了短鬍子。
grow a beard
By winter, the fisherman had a thick beard over his chin.
到了冬天，那名漁夫下巴上已留著濃密的鬍子。
have a thick beard
The baby pulled Omar's beard during the family photo.
拍全家福時，嬰兒拉了 Omar 的鬍子。
At the interview, Lena noticed the actor's silver beard first.
面試時，Lena 第一眼就注意到那位演員的銀色鬍子。
After three weeks on the boat, every sailor had a beard.
在船上待了三週後，每個水手都留了鬍子。
- facial hair
is the broad general term and can include a moustache on its own
- whiskers
is more informal and may suggest fuller or rougher facial hair
- stubble
means very short new beard growth after shaving
- goatee
names a smaller beard mainly on the chin
- clean-shaven
means having no beard because the face is shaved
文法句型
grow a beard
have a beard
shave off a beard
用法筆記
Usually refers to the full area of facial hair on the chin and cheeks. Distinguish from noun/2, which is the hanging hair under a goat's jaw.
常見錯誤
2. a pointed tuft hanging from the bottom of a goat's jaw
山羊鬍
山羊下巴垂下的毛
a pointed tuft hanging from the bottom of a goat's jaw
The old goat's white beard swung as it chewed the rope.
那隻老山羊的白色山羊鬍在牠咬繩子時晃來晃去。
a goat's beard
On the farm, each young goat had a small beard by spring.
到了春天，農場裡每隻小山羊都長出了小小的山羊鬍。
Quinn laughed when the black goat dipped its beard in water.
Quinn 看到那隻黑山羊把山羊鬍沾進水裡時笑了。
The boy drew a beard under the goat's mouth in chalk.
那個男孩用粉筆在山羊嘴下畫了一撮山羊鬍。
That mountain goat had mud on its beard after the climb.
那隻高山羊爬完坡後，山羊鬍上沾了泥巴。
文法句型
a goat's beard
have a beard
用法筆記
Almost always used for goats or closely similar animals, not for fur in general. Distinguish from noun/1, which is about human facial hair.
常見錯誤
3. the tough thin fibers a mussel uses to fasten itself to rock or wood
足絲
貽貝附著用的絲狀部位
the tough thin fibers a mussel uses to fasten itself to rock or wood
The cook cut away the mussel's beard before dropping it into the pan.
廚師把貽貝的足絲剪掉後，才把它丟進鍋裡。
remove a mussel's beard
Several mussels kept their beards, so the cook washed them again.
有幾顆貽貝的足絲還留著，所以廚師又洗了一次。
At the market, Eva checked each beard before buying the mussels.
在市場裡，Eva 買貽貝前會先檢查每條足絲。
The small black shells clung to the dock by their beards.
那些黑色小貝殼是靠足絲黏在碼頭上的。
A torn beard can stop a mussel from staying on wet stone.
足絲破了，可能會讓貽貝沒辦法留在濕石頭上。
文法句型
remove the beard
a mussel's beard
attach by its beard
用法筆記
Used mainly for mussels and similar shellfish. In cooking, it usually means the part you pull off before steaming or frying them.
常見錯誤
4. someone presented as another person's partner so other people believe an untrue
假伴侶
假裝交往來掩飾真相的人
someone presented as another person's partner so other people believe an untrue story about that person's private life
At the awards dinner, Eli asked a friend to be his beard.
在頒獎晚宴上，Eli 請一位朋友當他的假伴侶。
be someone's beard
For years, the singer's beard appeared with him at public events.
多年來，那位歌手的假伴侶都會陪他出席公開活動。
The rumor ended when his beard said they were never dating.
當他的假伴侶說他們從未交往後，那個傳聞就結束了。
In the film, the senator uses a beard to hide his affair.
在那部電影裡，參議員利用假伴侶來掩飾外遇。
Quinn refused to act as anyone's beard during the campaign.
Quinn 不肯在選戰期間當任何人的假伴侶。
文法句型
be someone's beard
act as a beard
用法筆記
Informal and strongly linked to hiding a real relationship or sexual identity. It often appears in the patterns be someone's beard and act as a beard.
常見錯誤
5. an object, business, or activity used as a cover so someone or something seems h
幌子
拿來掩飾真相的事物
an object, business, or activity used as a cover so someone or something seems harmless or honest
The charity website was only a beard for the money scheme.
那個慈善網站只是金錢騙局的幌子。
a beard for + noun
In the novel, the small shop serves as a beard for spies.
在小說裡，那間小店是間諜活動的幌子。
serve as a beard
The fake school project became a beard for secret payments.
那個假的學校計畫成了秘密付款的幌子。
To neighbors, the travel club looked like a beard for gambling.
在鄰居眼中，那個旅遊社看起來像賭博的幌子。
That cheerful club page was a beard hiding the gang's business.
那個看起來很歡樂的社團頁面，其實是幫派生意的幌子。
文法句型
a beard for something
serve as a beard
use something as a beard
用法筆記
Less common than noun/4 and usually refers to a plan, business, or public activity rather than a person. Distinguish from noun/4, which is specifically a person pretending to be someone's partner.
常見錯誤
beard — 動詞
1. to go straight up to a difficult or threatening person and challenge them boldly
正面挑戰
勇敢當面對付難纏的人
to go straight up to a difficult or threatening person and challenge them boldly
The reporter bearded the mayor outside city hall after the leak.
爆料事件後，那名記者在市政廳外正面挑戰市長。
beard + person
Rosa finally bearded her landlord about the broken front door.
Rosa 終於當面向房東追問壞掉的前門。
beard + person + about + issue
During the strike, two workers bearded the boss in his office.
罷工期間，兩名工人在老闆辦公室裡當面挑戰他。
No one wanted to beard the gang leader at the funeral.
沒有人想在葬禮上正面挑戰那個幫派頭目。
After the threats, Mina still bearded the man in court.
即使收到威脅，Mina 仍在法庭上當面挑戰那名男子。
文法句型
beard someone
beard someone about something
用法筆記
Formal or literary, and the object is usually a person seen as powerful, rude, or dangerous. For ordinary situations, confront or face is more common.
常見錯誤
2. to pull the tough fibers off a mussel before cooking it
去足絲
下鍋前去掉貽貝的足絲
to pull the tough fibers off a mussel before cooking it
Sam bearded the mussels at the sink before heating the pot.
Sam 在水槽邊先替貽貝去足絲，才開始熱鍋。
beard mussels before cooking
In the kitchen class, each student learned to beard fresh mussels.
在廚藝課上，每個學生都學著替新鮮貽貝去足絲。
The chef bearded every mussel before adding garlic and wine.
主廚在加蒜和酒之前，先替每顆貽貝去足絲。
Bea's father bearded the mussels while the soup began to boil.
當湯開始滾時，Bea 的爸爸正在替那些貽貝去足絲。
At the dock cafe, cooks beard the mussels as orders come in.
在碼頭咖啡館裡，廚師會隨著點單替貽貝去足絲。
文法句型
beard mussels
beard shellfish before cooking
用法筆記
Used mainly in cooking and usually with mussels. It refers only to pulling off the fibers, not to washing the shells or opening them.