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Velvety Soft It’s Smooth 英 Velvəti] 美 Velvəti Adj.像天鹅绒般柔软光滑的;醇和的

英语单词 velvety
英美音标 英 ['velvəti] 美 ['velvəti]
中文释义 adj.像天鹅绒般柔软光滑的;醇和的
英语例句 (1) Her skin was admired for its velvety softness.
(2) She draped some velvety material over the old sofa.
(3) The balance of wood and black fruits creates a velvety, seductively smooth finish.
中文例句 (1) 她的皮肤如天鹅绒般柔软, 令人赞叹。
(2) 她把丝绒般柔软的织物罩在旧沙发上。
(3) 橡木和黑色水果的风味十分均衡,令此酒醇和柔顺、回味无穷。
vocabulary简明 Anything velvety is smooth or soft in some way, like creamy chocolate or a soothing voice.
vocabulary扩展 Have you ever felt velvet? It’s one of the smoothest fabrics. That’s why you can use the word velvety not only for things that are like velvet, but for anything smooth, whether it’s a texture, sight, or sound. The soft fur of a puppy is velvety. A lounge singer’s gentle voice is velvety. A drink that goes down easily is velvety. If something is rough, jarring, jagged, or sharp in some way, it’s the opposite of velvety.
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]天鹅绒般的;柔软光滑的 If you describe something as velvety, you mean that it is pleasantly soft to touch and has the appearance or quality of velvet.
  • The grass grew thick and velvety...

    草长得又茂密又柔软。

  • I rubbed the velvety grooves inside the calf's ears.

    我摩挲着小牛耳朵里面柔软的凹槽。

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