hair that grows on the chin and sides of a man’s face; similar hair that grows on some animals （人的）胡须，络腮胡子；（动物的）颔毛，须 
He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache. 他已经决定留起胡子。 🔊🔊 a week’s growth of beard 一星期未刮的胡子 a goat’s beard 山羊的胡子 a false beard 假胡子
Collocations Physical appearancecompare moustachePhysical appearance 外貌 - A person may be described as having:
描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词： Eyes 眼睛 - (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
- deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
- small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
- piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
- bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
- bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
- long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face 脸 - a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
- a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips
- dry/chapped/cracked lips
- flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
- soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
- white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
- a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
- a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
- a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
- a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
Hair and skin 头发和皮肤 - pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
- dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
- a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
- deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
- blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
- straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
- thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
- dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
- long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
- a bald/balding/shaved head
- a receding hairline
- a bald patch/spot
- a side/centre(British English) parting
Body 身体 - a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
- broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
- a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
- a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
- a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
- big/wide/narrow/slim hips
- a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
- thin/slender/muscular arms
- big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
- long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
- long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
- muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
- big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
- a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
- be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearancea2My beard's grown a lot. 我的胡子长长了很多。 His beard is streaked with grey. 他的胡须有些灰白了。 She's scared of men with beards. 她害怕蓄胡须的男人。 Jim stroked his beard reflectively. 吉姆沉思着捋了捋胡须。 He sported a neat goatee beard. 他神气地蓄着一撮整齐的山羊鬍。 He had two days' beard growth across his jowls and chin. 他脸颊和下巴上的胡须已经两天没刮了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bushy
- flowing
- full
- …
- grow
- have
- sport
- …
- grow
- be streaked with something
- growth
- stubble
- with a/the beard
- a three-day, etc. growth of beard
- a three-day-old, etc. beard
Word OriginOld English, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch baard and German Bart.
