fur
noun uk/fɜːr/ us/fɝː/
(HAIR)
B1 [ C or U ]（动物的）毛，毛皮
the thick hair that covers the bodies of some animals, or the hair-covered skin(s) of animals, removed from their bodies
She stroked the rabbit's soft fur. 她轻抚着兔子身上软软的毛。
"Is that real fur on your collar?" "Certainly not - I only wear fake fur." “你领子上用的毛皮是真的吗？”“当然不是——我只穿人造毛。”
a fur coat 毛皮大衣
Native Americans traded furs with early European settlers. 美洲印第安人与早期的欧洲定居者进行毛皮交易。
- More examples
- The animal's thick fur provides very good insulation against the arctic cold.
- Personally , I don't think animals should be killed for their fur.
- The cat purred as I stroked its fur.
- The cat's fur bristled and it arched its back.
- Cats make him sneeze - I think he's allergic to the fur.
(GREY SUBSTANCE)
[ U ]水垢
a hard pale grey substance that can form on the inside of water pipes, kettles, etc.
(TONGUE)
[ U ]舌苔
a greyish covering on the tongue, caused by illness or by smoking cigarettes
Idioms
the fur fliesidiom UK发生激烈争吵
If the fur flies, people have a bad argument.
The fur was really flying during that meeting. 那次会议上吵得很厉害。
make the fur flyidiom (also set the fur flying) UK引起激烈争吵
to cause a bad argument
He set the fur flying by demanding to see proof. 由于他要求看证据，这引起了激烈的争吵。
fur
verb [ I ] UK uk/fɜːr/ us/fɝː/ -rr-
（水管、水壶等）生水锈，结水垢
If water pipes, kettles, etc. fur, a hard grey substance forms on the inside.
Over the years, the pipes in our house have slowly furred (up). 多年以来，我们房子的水管慢慢地结上了水垢。
(also fur up)（动脉）阻塞
If someone's arteries (= tubes that carry blood from your heart) fur, or something furs them, they become slightly blocked.
Eating too much fat furs up your arteries which slows down the flow of blood. 摄入过多脂肪会阻塞你的动脉，减缓血液流动。