noun🔗Share牙线，洁牙线 A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth."My dentist recommended I use dental floss to remove food particles and plaque. "我的牙医建议我使用牙线来清除食物残渣和牙菌斑。medicineanatomybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share缫丝，丝绵。 Raw silk fibres."The artisan carefully sorted the flosses, selecting the finest strands for her intricate silk embroidery. "那位工匠小心翼翼地整理丝绵，挑选出最细的丝线，用于她精美的丝绸刺绣。materialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share棉絮，绒毛。 The fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans."The doll maker used dried cornhusks and flosses from the corn cobs to stuff the rag dolls. "娃娃制作者用干燥的玉米皮和玉米棒子上的棉絮来填充布娃娃。plantmaterialagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share牙线，丝线。 Any thread-like material having parallel strands that are not spun or wound around each other."embroidery floss"绣花用的丝线materialitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share棉花糖，糖丝。 Spun sugar or cotton candy, especially in the phrase "candy floss"."The children at the fair all wanted big, pink flosses. "游乐场里的孩子们都想要大大的粉红色棉花糖。foodsubstanceentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share绒羽, 细羽 A body feather of an ostrich."Flosses are soft, and grey from the female and black from the male."雌鸵鸟的绒羽是柔软的灰色，雄鸵鸟的绒羽是柔软的黑色。animalbirdbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share牙线舞，甩手舞。 A dance move in which the dancer repeatedly swings their arms, with clenched fists, from the back of their body to the front, on each side."During the school talent show, Maya's routine included several energetic flosses, making the audience cheer. "在学校的才艺表演中，玛雅的节目里有好几个充满活力的甩手舞动作，引得观众阵阵欢呼。danceentertainmentstyleactionbodycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share用牙线清洁，剔牙。 To clean the area between the teeth using floss."Before dinner, Sarah flosses her teeth to remove food particles. "晚饭前，莎拉会用牙线剔牙，清除牙缝里的食物残渣。medicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share炫耀，卖弄。 To show off, especially by exhibiting one's wealth or talent."He always flosses his expensive new phone at school to make the other kids jealous. "他总是上学炫耀他那部昂贵的新手机，想让其他孩子嫉妒。appearanceattitudecharacterstylevaluesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share跳 floss 舞, 牙线舞。 To perform the floss dance move."The students in the dance class practiced flossing. "舞蹈班的学生们练习跳 floss 舞。danceentertainmentcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share小溪，细流 A small stream of water."After the heavy rain, the garden was crisscrossed with tiny flosses, each carrying water away from the flowerbeds. "暴雨过后，花园里纵横交错着许多细小的水流，像一条条小溪，把花坛里的积水排走。geographynatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share炉渣，玻璃渣。 Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present."During the iron puddling process, the worker carefully skimmed the flosses off the molten iron, separating the glassy impurities that had risen to the surface. "在搅炼生铁的过程中，工人小心地撇去铁水表面的炉渣，分离出浮到表面的玻璃状杂质。materialsubstancetechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
