skeins
n.
(纱、线等)一绞( skein的名词复数 );
(飞行中的雁等)一群;
混乱一团;
一团糟;
例句:
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The skeins of caramel glittered in the stage lights.
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Just as darkness was falling , in flew the black thing with the five skeins of flax.
天刚刚黑, 那黑东西就飞进来了,并带来了纺好的五绞线.
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They turn in the skeins of white clouds like trash in a puddle.
它们像水坑中的垃圾一样退缩成一缕缕白云.