floss

• n. 牙線；絲棉；亂絲
• vt. 用牙線潔牙
• vi. 用牙線清潔
• n. (Floss)人名；(英、德)弗洛斯

來自拉丁語floccus, 羊毛，絨線，詞源同flock, fleece.用來指棉花糖，牙線等。

floss (n.)

"rough silk," 1759, of uncertain origin, perhaps from French floche "tuft of wool" (16c.), from Old French floc "tuft, lock," from Latin floccus "tuft of wool" (see flock (n.2)). Or from a dialectal survival of an unrecorded Old English or Old Norse word from the root of fleece (n.). Compare the surname Flossmonger, attested 1314, which might represent a direct borrowing from Scandinavian or Low German. In "The Mill on the Floss" the word is the proper name of a fictitious river in the English Midlands. Meaning "fine silk thread" is from 1871, short for floss silk (1759). Dental floss is from 1872; the verb floss in reference to use of it is from 1909. Related: Flossed; flossing.

1. Brush your teeth after each meal and floss daily.

餐後要刷牙，而且每天要使用牙線清潔牙縫。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Draw the floss backwards and forwards between the teeth.

將牙線在齒間來回拉動。

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3. I know it's a good idea to use dental floss.

我知道用潔牙線是一個好主意。

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4. Craft Resources also sells yarn and embroidery floss.

工藝人員服務公司也售賣紗線和繡花絲線。

來自柯林斯例句

5. His black hair fine as floss silk , hung in glossy curls about his round dimpled face.

他圓圓的臉蛋上有一對酒窩,頭上覆蓋著一圈圈光滑,鬈曲 、 細如絹絲的黑發.

來自辭典例句