fuzz
fuzz — 名詞
1. short, soft, fine hairs that grow on a person's skin or cover the surface of a p
絨毛
物體表面的細軟短毛
short, soft, fine hairs that grow on a person's skin or cover the surface of a plant, fruit, or piece of fabric.
The peach had a layer of fuzz on its skin when Ryan bit into it.
Ryan 咬下去的時候，那顆桃子表皮上還有一層絨毛。
uncountable noun — fine hair on fruit or skin
Kwame noticed the soft fuzz on his little sister's cheek as she slept.
Kwame 注意到妹妹睡著時臉頰上軟軟的絨毛。
Mayumi used a lint roller to remove the fuzz from her black sweater.
Mayumi 用除毛滾筒清除黑色毛衣上的絨毛。
A fine fuzz covered the stems of the tomato plants in the garden.
番茄植株的莖上覆蓋著一層細細的絨毛。
Tara laughed at the sight of her puppy, still covered in soft baby fuzz.
Tara 看到小狗身上還帶著軟軟的胎毛，忍不住笑了。
用法筆記
In this sense, fuzz is an uncountable noun — you cannot say 'a fuzz' when referring to hair or fur. Use 'a piece of fuzz' or 'a bit of fuzz' for a single strand or clump.
常見錯誤
2. a slang word used to refer to police officers or the police force, especially in
警察
對警察的非正式俚語稱呼
a slang word used to refer to police officers or the police force, especially in informal or old-fashioned gangster-style contexts.
The street vendor warned his friend to leave quickly because the fuzz was coming.
路邊攤販警告朋友趕快離開，因為警察要來了。
slang: 'the fuzz' = the police
Bilal told his roommate to keep the music down or the fuzz would show up.
Bilal 叫室友把音樂關小聲，不然警察會找上門。
The old gangster movie had characters constantly trying to outrun the fuzz.
那部老黑幫電影裡，角色們總是想辦法甩掉警察。
A car full of teenagers sped away when someone spotted the fuzz at the corner.
有人看到街角的警察後，一車的青少年加速逃走了。
- the police
neutral, standard term — no slang connotation
- the cops
also informal, but more common in modern everyday speech than 'the fuzz'
用法筆記
Always used with 'the' ('the fuzz'). This term originated in 1920s American gangster slang and now sounds dated or playful. Avoid using it in formal or serious discussions about law enforcement.
常見錯誤
3. a hazy, unclear appearance of something that is hard to see or remember clearly
模糊
模糊不清的影像或效果
a hazy, unclear appearance of something that is hard to see or remember clearly — like the blurry edges of a photograph or a jumbled memory.
Through the fog, the streetlights appeared as a soft fuzz of orange light.
穿過濃霧，街燈看起來只是一團模糊的橘色光暈。
uncountable — visual blur/haze
After a sleepless night, Gabriela saw a fuzz at the edges of her vision.
整夜沒睡的 Gabriela 只能看到視野邊緣一片模糊。
The photograph was ruined by a strange fuzz over everyone's faces in the frame.
照片中每個人臉上都有一層奇怪的模糊，整張照片都毀了。
Eve remembered the concert only as a fuzz of noise and flashing lights.
Eve 對那場演唱會的印象只剩下吵雜聲和閃爍燈光的一片模糊。
用法筆記
Can be used both literally (a blurry visual effect) and figuratively (a confused or indistinct memory). The countable form ('a fuzz') is possible here, unlike the HAIR sense.
fuzz — 動詞
- fuzzpresent simple I / you / we / they
- fuzzes3rd person singular
- fuzzing-ing form
- fuzzedpast simple
1. to produce or become covered in small soft fibres or particles that come loose f
起毛球
表面產生細軟纖維
to produce or become covered in small soft fibres or particles that come loose from the surface of fabric, wool, or similar material.
The old wool blanket fuzzed onto Eitan's dark trousers as he sat on the couch.
那條舊羊毛毯子在 Eitan 坐上去的時候，在他的深色褲子上沾滿了毛絮。
intransitive — fabric shedding fibres
Cheap paper towels fuzz when you rub them too hard against a glass surface.
便宜的紙巾用力擦玻璃表面的時候會起毛屑。
After several months of use, the cotton sofa cushions started to fuzz along the edges.
用了幾個月後，那張棉質沙發墊的邊緣開始起毛球。
Léa noticed her new scarf fuzzed whenever she wore it under her coat.
Léa 注意到她那條新羊毛圍巾每次穿在大衣裡面都會起毛球。
用法筆記
Usually describes fabric or paper that wears down over time. Often used with an adverb of manner or location ('fuzz onto', 'fuzz along').
2. to become unclear or blurry in appearance, losing sharp detail so that outlines
變模糊
變得看不清楚
to become unclear or blurry in appearance, losing sharp detail so that outlines and features are hard to make out.
The television screen fuzzed when the storm knocked out the signal tower.
暴風雨打壞了訊號塔，電視畫面開始變得模糊。
intransitive — screen losing clarity
Zuri's vision fuzzed as she stood up too quickly from her desk.
Zuri 從書桌前站起來太快，眼前一片模糊。
The old photograph had fuzzed around the edges after decades in the sunlight.
那張老照片在陽光下放了幾十年後，邊緣已經變得模糊不清。
Everything fuzzed in front of Niran's eyes after staring at the screen for hours.
Niran 連續盯著螢幕好幾個小時後，眼前的一切都模糊了起來。
用法筆記
Describes a change in state — something becoming blurry over time or due to a specific cause. Frequently used with 'around the edges' to describe the onset of blur.
3. to deliberately or accidentally make something unclear, blurry, or soft-edged so
使模糊
使輪廓或細節不清楚
to deliberately or accidentally make something unclear, blurry, or soft-edged so that its details or outlines are hard to see.
The rain fuzzed the windshield so badly that the driver had to pull over.
雨水讓擋風玻璃變得一片模糊，司機只好靠邊停車。
transitive — rain making glass unclear
Tears fuzzed the words on the page until they were impossible to read.
一層淚水讓書頁上的字變得模糊不清，根本沒辦法讀。
Eri fuzzed the edges of the photograph to create a dreamy, soft effect.
Eri 把照片邊緣處理得模糊，營造出一種夢幻柔和的效果。
Bright streetlights fuzzed the night sky and hid the stars from view.
明亮的路燈讓夜空變得模糊不清，連星星都看不到了。
用法筆記
The transitive sense always takes a direct object — the thing being made unclear. Contrast with sense 2 (intransitive) where the subject itself becomes blurry.
4. to surround or cover something with a haze, mist, smoke, or other atmospheric la
籠罩
被霧氣煙霧籠罩而模糊
to surround or cover something with a haze, mist, smoke, or other atmospheric layer that makes it hard to see clearly.
Smoke from the wildfire fuzzed the mountain valley in a thick gray haze.
野火的濃煙讓整個山谷籠罩在一層厚厚灰霧之中。
transitive — smoke creating atmospheric haze
The morning fog fuzzed the harbor and hid the boats from the crew's view.
晨霧籠罩了港口，船員們什麼都看不見。
The old woman's memories of that year were fuzzed by sadness and confusion.
那位老婦人對那年的回憶被悲傷與困惑所籠罩。
Heat rising from the desert road fuzzed the distant buildings into a blur.
沙漠公路上升的熱氣讓遠方的建築物扭曲成一片模糊。
用法筆記
Frequently used in passive constructions ('were fuzzed by'). The figurative use (memories, thoughts) is common in literary writing.