English Dictionary

hairball

名詞

比喩的用法 俗語

A small wad of fur or mass of hair formed in the digestive system of a cat or other animal, from hair ingested while grooming. / (slang, figuratively) A messy, tangled, intractable issue.

日本語の意味

猫などの動物が毛づくろい中に飲み込んだ毛が消化器官内で絡まって固まった塊。 / 比喩的に、複雑で手に負えない問題や事態を指す。

When I woke up, I found a hairball on the kitchen floor and immediately grabbed a paper towel.

朝起きると、台所の床に毛玉があり、すぐにペーパータオルを手に取りました。

意味（1）

A small wad of fur or mass of hair formed in the digestive system of a cat or other animal, from hair ingested while grooming.

意味（2）

(slang, figuratively) A messy, tangled, intractable issue.

The contract negotiations are turning into a real hairball.

hairballs （ plural ）