flannel

名词法兰绒衣服; 法兰绒，绒布; 毛巾; <俚>花言巧语

形容词法兰绒的

及物动词用法兰绒擦[包]; 使穿法兰绒衣服

1. 法兰绒
    Flannel is a soft cloth, usually made of cotton or wool, that is used for making clothes.

    e.g. He wore a faded red flannel shirt.
           他身穿一件褪了色的红色法兰绒衬衫。

2. 法兰绒男裤
    Flannels are men's trousers made of flannel.

    e.g. ...respectable young chaps, dressed in flannels and blazers.
           穿着法兰绒裤子和夹克的体面小伙子们

3. (洗澡用的)毛巾
    A flannel is a small cloth that you use for washing yourself.

4. 废话;敷衍的话;兜圈子的话
    If you describe what someone has said as flannel, you disapprove because they have said a lot but they have avoided telling you what you wanted to know.

    e.g. No amount of flannel could disguise that this was, at best, a minimalist solution.
           说多少废话都无法掩饰这最多只是一个极简主义的解决方案。

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1. Flannel costumes can also be found, priced at about 180 yuan.

2. The flannel toys Tang made often reflect everyday life in old Beijing.

3. I wanted to be enveloped in duck down, or at least cotton flannel.

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