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fleece

noun
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  1. [countable] the wool coat of a sheep; this coat when it has been removed from a sheep (by shearing羊毛；（一只羊一次剪下的）毛)Topics Animalsc2
  2. [uncountable, countable] a type of soft warm cloth that feels like sheep’s wool; a jacket or sweatshirt that is made from this cloth羊毛状织物；绒头织物短上衣；绒头织物运动衫
    • a fleece lining绒头织物衬里
    • a bright red fleece鲜红的绒头织物
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
    3. Word OriginOld English flēos, flēs, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlies and German Vlies.

fleece

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they fleece
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he / she / it fleeces
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past simple fleeced
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past participle fleeced
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-ing form fleecing
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  1. fleece somebody to take a lot of money from somebody by charging them too much敲诈；敲竹杠
    • Some local shops have been fleecing tourists.当地有些商店一直在敲游客的竹杠。🔊🔊
    Word OriginOld English flēos, flēs, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlies and German Vlies.