- 1翹起來、怎麼壓都平不下去的一撮頭髮（和頭頂的髮旋常有關，但不只是髮旋）
A cowlick is a bit of hair that will not lie down. It sticks up, or twists against the rest of the hair, often at the front or at the crown.
A cowlick翹髮(cowlick) is a bit of hair是一撮頭髮 that will not lie down怎麼壓都不會平下去 It它 sticks up會翹起來 or twists against the rest of the hair或和其他頭髮擰在一起 often at the front常常在額頭前面 or at the crown或在頭頂
The name is a joke people kept: it looks as if a cow licked that patch and left it standing. No cow is required.
The name這個名字 is a joke people kept是大家沿用下來的一個玩笑 it looks as if看起來就像 a cow licked that patch牛舔過那一撮 and left it standing然後把它舔得豎了起來 No cow沒有牛 is required是真的需要的
Parents notice cowlicks on children; barbers work around them; grown people still have them. It is a friendly, slightly comic word, not a medical one.
Parents家長 notice cowlicks on children會注意到小孩頭上的翹髮 barbers理髮師 work around them會順著它剪 grown people大人 still have them也還是會有 It is這是 a friendly, slightly comic word一個親切、有點好笑的字 not a medical one不是醫學用語
It is close to a hair whorl (the spiral at the crown), but a cowlick can be any stubborn , including a bit of fringe that springs up no matter how you wet it. You cannot really “fix” one for long; you can only comb with it or hide it.
It is close to它跟 a hair whorl髮旋很接近 (the spiral at the crown)(頭頂那個旋渦狀的地方) but a cowlick can be但cowlick可以是 any stubborn tuft任何頑固翹起的一撮頭髮 including a bit of fringe包括一小撮瀏海 that springs up會彈起來 no matter how you wet it不管你怎麼弄濕它 You cannot really "fix" one你沒辦法真的把它「處理好」 for long太久 you can only你只能 comb with it順著它梳 or hide it或把它藏起來
core核心畫面
組成cow + lick: as if a cow had licked the hair into that standing shape.
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
cowlicknoun/ˈkaʊˌlɪk/
- 1
An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex.
- We would touch strangers discreetly, feathering down their cowlicks.
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