five o'clock shadow

美 [ˌfaɪv əˌklɑːk ˈʃædoʊ]英 [ˌfaɪv əˌklɒk ˈʃædəʊ]
  • n.(早上刮脸后下午又长出的)胡须楂儿
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noun

sing.(早上刮脸后下午又长出的)胡须楂儿
the dark colour that appears on a man's chin and face when the hair has grown a little during the day

  1. A five o'clock shadow is facial stubble , it sometimes describes a man 's beard at the end of the day .

    原来fiveo'clockshadow是指胡子,就是男生一天下来,到下午五点就会长出来的一点点胡子,所以人们就用fiveo'clockshadow来形容男生脸上的胡子茬子。

  2. Hermann Bahr : The Founder of Viennese Modernism ; He sported a heavy five o'clock shadow for his role as Captain Ahab in Herman Melville 's " Moby Dick " .

    赫尔曼.巴尔:维也纳现代派的奠基人为了扮演赫尔曼麦尔维尔的《白鲸》中船长阿哈布这个角色,他蓄起了短胡须。