hairball

FREQ #44910

[医] 毛团, 毛粪石(胃肠内)

发音

AU

词形变化

hairballs 复数 hairballs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A trichobezoar; a small wad of fur or mass of hair formed in the digestive system of a cat or other animal, from hair ingested while grooming.

    毛团

  2. 2.

    A messy, tangled, intractable issue.

    比喻 俚语

    The contract negotiations are turning into a real hairball.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

trichobezoar

上位词 1

tangle

词源

From hair + ball.

来源：wiktionary