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flannel

noun
🔊/ˈflænl/
🔊/ˈflænl/
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  1. [uncountable] a type of soft light cloth, containing cotton or wool, used for making clothes法兰绒
    • a flannel shirt法兰绒衬衣
    • a grey flannel suit一套灰法兰绒西服
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
  2. (also facecloth)
     (both British English)
    (North American English washcloth)
    [countable] a small piece of cloth used for washing yourself（擦洗身体用的）毛巾
    • a face flannel洗脸毛巾
    • Use a damp flannel to clean the skin.用湿毛巾清洁皮肤。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • damp
    • wet
    • cold
    • …
    verb + flannel
    • use
    preposition
    • with a flannel
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  3. flannels
     [plural] trousers made of flannel法兰绒裤
    • cricket flannels板球法兰绒
  4. [uncountable] (British English, informal) words that do not have much meaning and that avoid telling somebody what they want to know兜圈子的话语；应付性言语
    • OK, cut the flannel and tell me what you really want!好，剪掉法兰绒，告诉我你真正想要的是什么！
    5. Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Welsh gwlanen ‘woollen article’, from gwlân ‘wool’.