n (1) (兽类的)软毛 (soft hair covering certain kinds of animals) [U]：Moles have much short silky/coarse～. 鼹鼠有许多短短的细毛/粗毛。

(2) 毛皮，皮子 (of the skin(s) of these animals，often used to make or decorate clothes) [U，C]：a hat/coat made of～用毛皮制成的帽子/上衣;a jacket edged/trimmed with fine/white～用细毛/白色的毛皮镶边/装饰的外衣;have a fine load of～s 有一满车毛皮;fine fox～s 上等狐皮;a～coat 毛皮外套;〖同〗hair，down;

(3) 皮衣，裘 (coat，cape，etc made of fur) [C]：wear an expensive fox～ 穿一件昂贵的狐皮衣;a genuine/silver fox～ 真的/银色狐皮衣;buy～s 买裘皮衣服;

(4) 水(瓶)垢 (hard white substance formed inside pipes，kettles，etc when the water supply is hard) [U] (BrE) (AmE scale)：This piece of metal is supposed to prevent～from collecting in the kettle. 据认为这块金属能防止在水壶里聚积水垢。

v (使)生水垢，(舌苔)(cause (a pipe，kettle，tongue，etc) to become covered with fur) [通常pass] [I，I+adv(up)，T+n，T+n+adv(up)]：Pipes～(up) quickly because of hard water. 因为水硬，管子迅速生锈。a～red tongue/kettle 生苔的舌/生了水垢的壶;The kettle was～red up. 水壶挂满水垢。

→′furry adj (似)毛皮的;毛皮覆盖的;生水垢的