/ f\:(r); f[/ n [U] soft thick hair covering the bodies of certain animals (某些动物的)浓密的软毛: The puppies haven't got much fur yet. 小狗还没长出多少毛.
[U, C] animal skin(s) with fur on, esp as used for making clothes, etc 动物的毛皮(尤指做服装等用的): a coat made of fur 毛皮大衣 * fine fox furs 上等狐皮 * [attrib 作定语] a fur coat 毛皮大衣.
[C] garment made of fur 毛皮制成的衣服: He gave her an expensive fur for her birthday. 他送给她一件昂贵的毛皮衣服作生 日礼物.
[U] fabric made to look and feel like fur 外观和手感都像毛皮的织物.
[U] coating on a person's tongue during illness 舌苔.
[U] (Brit) (US scale) grey crusty coating that forms on the inside of a kettle, pipes, etc from water that contains lime 水锈; 水垢.
(idm 习语) make the fur/sparks fly => fly2.
> fur v (-rr-) [usu passive 通常用於被动语态: I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sth) (up) (cause sth to) become covered with fur(5,6) 使(某物)生苔﹑ 生水锈: a furred tongue/kettle 长了苔的舌[生了水锈的壼].
furry / 5f\:rI; `f[I/ adj (-ier, -iest)
1 of or like fur (似)毛皮的.
2 covered with fur 毛皮覆盖的; 生苔的; 生水锈的: a furry toy 毛茸茸的玩具.
abbr 缩写 = furlong(s).