wisp /wɪsp/ TEM8

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A wisp of hair is a small, thin, bunch of it. (毛发的)一缕; 一绺 [usu N 'of' n]

  例：

  She smoothed away a wisp of hair from her eyes.

  她拨开眼睛上的一缕头发。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A wisp of something such as smoke or cloud is an amount of it in a long thin shape. (烟、云等的)一缕 [usu N 'of' n]

  例：

  A thin wisp of smoke straggled up through the trees.

  一缕轻烟从林间袅袅升起。