- [uncountable]
the soft thick mass of hair that grows on the body of some animals （动物浓厚的）软毛 The cat carefully licked its fur. 猫小心地舔了舔皮毛。 She stroked the soft fur on the dog's back. 她抚摸狗背上柔软的皮毛。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
- matted
- silky
- …
- be wrapped in
- wear
- be lined with
- …
- industry
- trade
- trader
- …
- in a/your fur
- of fur
- [uncountable]
the skin of an animal with the fur still on it, used especially for making clothes （动物的）毛皮 a fur coat 毛皮大衣 the fur trade 毛皮贸易 a fur farm (= where animals are bred and killed for their fur) 毛皮动物饲养场 fur-lined gloves 毛皮衬里手套 The animal is hunted for its fur. 狩猎这种动物是为了获取其毛皮。 🔊🔊 Many models refuse to wear fur on the runway. 许多模特拒绝在跑道上穿皮草。
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashionb1The coat was orange with a fur trim. 这件大衣是橘色的，有毛皮饰边。 a cloak lined with fur 毛皮衬里的披风 a collar of fur 毛皮领子
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
- matted
- silky
- …
- be wrapped in
- wear
- be lined with
- …
- industry
- trade
- trader
- …
- in a/your fur
- of fur
- [uncountable]
an artificial material that looks and feels like fur 人造毛皮 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
- matted
- silky
- …
- be wrapped in
- wear
- be lined with
- …
- industry
- trade
- trader
- …
- in a/your fur
- of fur
- [countable]
a piece of clothing, especially a coat or jacket, made of real or artificial fur 毛皮衣服，裘皮衣服（尤指大衣或短上衣） elegant ladies in furs 穿着裘皮衣服的高雅贵妇 She was wearing her fur. 她穿着毛皮衣服。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
- matted
- silky
- …
- be wrapped in
- wear
- be lined with
- …
- industry
- trade
- trader
- …
- in a/your fur
- of fur
- (British English) (also scale British and North American English)[uncountable]
a hard grey-white substance that is sometimes left inside water pipes and containers for heating water - [uncountable]
a grey-white layer that forms on a person’s tongue, especially when they are ill
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French forrer ‘to line, sheathe’, from forre ‘sheath’, of Germanic origin.