forelock 英 [ˈfɔ:lɒk] 　 美 [ˈfɔrlɑk]

forelock

forelock　 英 [ˈfɔ:lɒk] 美 [ˈfɔrlɑk]

n. 额发，额毛；栓　 vt. 以开口栓栓住　

名词复数:forelocks　

Seize time by the forelock.　趁热打铁。抓住时机。
Their hooves are small and extremely strong, with little or no feathering, and a sparse mane and tail, often with no forelock.　他们蹄小和极强，很少或没有羽化，和稀疏的鬃毛和尾巴，往往没有开口销。

  • The part of a horse's mane that falls across the front of its face like bangs is called a forelock. It's also an old fashioned way to describe a person's bangs.
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  • n. 额发，额毛；栓
  • vt. 以开口栓栓住

  • 1. Seize time by the forelock.

    趁热打铁。抓住时机。

  • 2. Their hooves are small and extremely strong, with little or no feathering, and a sparse mane and tail, often with no forelock.

    他们蹄小和极强，很少或没有羽化，和稀疏的鬃毛和尾巴，往往没有开口销。

  • 3. "Aye, aye, sir, " answered the cook, and touching his forelock, he disappeared at once in the direction of his galley.

    “呃，呃，阁下。”厨子应着，摸了摸额发，立刻就消失在厨房那头了。

  • forelock (n.) "lock of hair growing above the forehead," Old English forelocca "forelock;" see fore- + lock (n.2).
fore·lock / ˈfɔːlɒk ; NAmE ˈfɔːrlɑːk / noun 1 a piece of hair that grows at the front of the head and hangs down over the forehead 额发 2 a part of a horse's manethat grows forwards between its ears （马的）额毛，门鬃 IDIOM touch/tug your ˈforelock (to sb) ( BrE) ( disapproving) to show too much respect for sb, especially because you are anxious about what they think of you （对某人）必恭必敬 ORIGIN In the past people of the lower classes either took off their hats or pulled on their forelocks to show respect. 源自旧时下层人或者脱掉帽子，或者紧拽额发，以示恭敬。 forelock forelocks fore·lock / ˈfɔːlɒk ; NAmE ˈfɔːrlɑːk /
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