(adj.) covered with fine soft hairs or down; 'downy milkweed seeds' .
(adj.) like down or as soft as down .
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双语例句
Although the cotton is now a white, soft, clean, downy sheet, still the fibres cross each other in every direction, and they require to be straightened and laid parallel before the spinning. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
Oh, you're a downy fellow, Steerforth, so you are, and I'm another, ain't I? 查尔斯·狄更斯.大卫·科波菲尔.
The tree is distinguished by the great thickness and sponginess of its bark, and by the leaves being evergreen, oblong, somewhat oval, downy underneath, and waved. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
Her face was round and rosy, with a healthful downy softness, suggestive of a ripe peach. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托.汤姆叔叔的小屋.
Mr. Wilson's mind was one of those that may not unaptly be represented by a bale of cotton,--downy, soft, benevolently fuzzy and confused. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托.汤姆叔叔的小屋.
And he's the downiest one of the lot! 查尔斯·狄更斯.雾都孤儿.