Wisp

(noun.) a small tuft or lock; 'wisps of hair'.

(noun.) a flock of snipe.

(noun.) a small bundle of straw or hay.

(noun.) a small person; 'a mere wisp of a girl'.

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• I transformed myself into a will-o'-the-wisp. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• There was a thin wisp of his hair straying on his forehead, she noticed that his skin was of a clear brown colour, his hands, his wrists. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• It might be but a will-o'-th'-wisp, but he thought he would follow it and ascertain whither it would lead him. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• He afterwards showed me a wisp of hay, and a fetlock full of oats; but I shook my head, to signify that neither of these were food for me. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• I may be on the trail in this matter, or I may be following a will-o'-the-wisp, but I shall soon know which it is. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• The pine trunks below him were hard and clear now, their trunks solid and brown and the road was shiny with a wisp of mist over it. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• They were not will-o'-the-wisps; they were not fireflies; they were not fireworks. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Her colourless hair was untidy, wisps floating down on to her sac coat of dark blue silk, from under her blue silk hat. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• It would be an endless task to hunt down all the masks, the will-o'-the-wisps and the shadows which divert us from our real purpose. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.

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