Worsted
['wʊstɪd]
解释:
(noun.) a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns 'he wore a worsted suit'.
(noun.) a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool.
整理:佩吉--From WordNet
解释:
(imp. & p. p.) of Worst
(n.) Well-twisted yarn spun of long-staple wool which has been combed to lay the fibers parallel, used for carpets, cloth, hosiery, gloves, and the like.
(n.) Fine and soft woolen yarn, untwisted or lightly twisted, used in knitting and embroidery.
录入:纳塔莉亚
解释:
n. twisted thread or yarn spun out of long combed wool: woollen yarn for ornamental needlework.—adj. made of worsted yarn.—n. Worst′ed-work needlework done with worsted.
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例句:
- And after this cry and strife the sun may rise and see him worsted. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- I'm being scorched in the legs, which indeed is testified to the noses of all present by the smell of his worsted stockings. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- She gave him one glassy kiss, and four stiff fingers muffled in worsted. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- Bob, I believe you are worsted, and you deserve it. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- She worked that worsted day and night, or other pieces like it. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- Lady Crawley is always knitting the worsted. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- I made it like those Beth invented, a big butterfly with a fat body, and black and yellow wings, worsted feelers, and bead eyes. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- He wanted to see me worsted (I knew he did), and one minute he paused to take breath. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- In fact, it was a little battle between the young lady and the old one, and the latter was worsted. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- Everybody dawdled that morning, and it was noon before the girls found energy enough even to take up their worsted work. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- They outnumbered me, and I was worsted and under their feetbut, as yet, I was not dead. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- One peculiarity of his black clothes and of his black stockings, be they silk or worsted, is that they never shine. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- If my last combat is now about to be fought, and I am to be worsted--so let it be! 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- In the same islands, they knit worsted stockings to the value of a guinea a pair and upwards. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- There's a demand for socks just now, added Jo, waving hers like a big blue worsted banner as they parted at the gate. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- We can't reason from our feelings to those of this class of persons, said the other lady, sorting out some worsteds on her lap. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
校对:路易斯