c. 1300, "long lock of hair," from Old French tresse "a plait or braid of hair" (12c.), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *trichia "braid, rope," from Greek trikhia "rope," from thrix (genitive trikhos) "hair." Related: Tresses.
tress (v.)
"arrange in tresses," mid-14c., from Old French trecier (12c.), from tresse (see tress (n.)).
双语例句
1. The mat tress needs to be aired.
这个床垫需要拿出去晾一晾.
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2. Our apple tress set well last year even there was a water shortage.
尽管缺水,我们的苹果树去年还是结了不少果实.
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3. The pioneers cut down tress, building simple log cabins, digging up stumps and clearing fields.
开拓者们砍伐树木, 建造简陋的圆木房屋挖掉树桩,清理农地.
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4. What a day it is and how I am contented not to be in pine tress.
今天天气真好,离开了松林心里真痛快.
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5. A bevy of quails lit in the tress near our house.