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ruff

/ɹʌf/ /ɹəf/

Meanings

noun

褶领,拉夫领。

A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).

Examples :

"The actress wore a large, white ruff around her neck, making her look like a queen from the Elizabethan era. "
那位女演员戴着一个又大又白的拉夫领(褶领),让她看起来像伊丽莎白时代的王后。
noun

鹬,流苏鹬属其他物种。

Examples :

虽然滨鹬以其朴素的颜色而闻名,但流苏鹬,作为流苏鹬属的其他物种,却拥有更加多样和华丽的羽毛,这说明即使在同一属内,也可能存在显著的差异。