elfin

听听怎么读

英 [ˈelfɪn]

美 [ˈɛlfɪn]

是什么意思

adj.

小妖精的，像小妖精的；

小精灵；矮人；淘气鬼；小孩

英英释义

elfin[ 'elfin ]

adj.
- suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
  "thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning"
  同义词：fey
- small and delicate
  "she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate"; "obsessed by things elfin and small"
  同义词：elflike
- relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf
  "elfin bells"; "all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance"
- usually good-naturedly mischievous
  "perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"
  同义词：elfishelvish

学习怎么用

词组短语

elfin forest矮林；高山矮曲林

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

He is a little boy with an elfin face.
他是一个有着小精灵脸庞的小男孩。
She moved across the dimly lit stage with elfin grace.
她以妖里妖气的步态穿过昏暗的舞台。

权威例句

The Williams elfin faces syndrome
The Williams elfin facies syndrome. A new perspective.
Wind Stress and Elfin Stature in a Montane Rain Forest Tree: An Adaptive Explanation
Mist and Fog Interception in Elfin Cloud Forests in Colombia and Venezuela
The williams elfin facies syndrome: the psychological profile as an aid in syndrome identification.
Epiphyte Biomass and Nutrient Capital of a Neotropical Elfin Forest
Characteristics of fog and fogwater fluxes in a Puerto Rican elfin cloud forest.
Estimating fog deposition at a Puerto Rican elfin cloud forest site: comparison of the water budget and eddy covariance methods
Local Distribution Factors and Sampling Effort Guidelines for the Rare Frosted Elfin Butterfly
Microhabitat use by larvae and females of a rare barrens butterfly, frosted elfin ( Callophrys irus )