Braid
[breɪd] or [bred]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains.
(noun.) a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair.
(verb.) form or weave into a braid or braids; 'braid hair'.
(verb.) decorate with braids or ribbons; 'braid a collar'.
(verb.) make by braiding or interlacing; 'lace a tablecloth'.
贾尔斯錄入--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.
(v. t.) To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations.
(v. t.) To reproach. [Obs.] See Upbraid.
(n.) A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands.
(n.) A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.
(n.) A quick motion; a start.
(n.) A fancy; freak; caprice.
(v. i.) To start; to awake.
(v. t.) Deceitful.
錄入:费尔普斯
同義詞及近義詞:
v. n. Plait, plat, intertwine, interweave, interlace, weave together.
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同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Bind, tie, weave, plait
ANT:Unbind, dishevel
手打:鲁迪
解釋/意思:
adj. (Shak.) dissembling deceitful.
v.t. (Shak.) to upbraid to reproach.
v.t. to plait or entwine.—n. cord or other texture made by plaiting.—p.adj. Braid′ed plaited embroidered trimmed with braid.—n. Braid′ing the act of making braids: embroidery with braid.
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例句/造句/用法:
- Then he cut off the other braid but without pulling on it and the razor made a small cut on my ear and I saw blood come from it. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Years ago she had said that when she married she would braid it in sevens. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- It was braided according to a calendar system--the more important the day the more numerous the strands in the braid. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- Nor have I been debarred, Though seas between us braid ha' roared, (BURNS) from participating in the intellectual feasts he has spread before us. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Caroline wore continually round her neck a slender braid of silk, attached to which was some trinket. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- And I saw myself with one braid and a slash where the other had been. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Mrs. Pryor gently disengaged the braid, drawing out a tiny locket--a slight thing it was, such as it suited her small purse to purchase. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- She stood there, her hair still down her back in two braids. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Just as the coils and braids of dark-brown hair had been set free, Sir James entered the room. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- I suppose there's no need to, in heaven, she said, straightening her loosened braids with a laugh, and bending over the tea-kettle. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- The light touched to russet the rings of dark hair escaping from her braids, and made her pale face paler. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- Laurie leisurely departed to recover the lost property, and Jo bundled up her braids, hoping no one would pass by till she was tidy again. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- The step drew nearer, and a guardian in a braided cap walked listlessly through the room like a ghost stalking through a necropolis. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- I heard one of my examiners--he of the braided surtout--whisper to his co-professor, Est-elle donc idiote? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- It was braided according to a calendar system--the more important the day the more numerous the strands in the braid. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- The sun, where it could catch it, made a mirror of Thomasin's hair, which she always wore braided. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- Isidor was furious as Jos put on the braided frock. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- She had braided it in sevens today. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- She is in a gorgeous oriental costume; the black braided locks are twined with innumerable jewels; her dress is covered over with gold piastres. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Tucking, ruffling, braiding, cording, hemming, turning, plaiting, gaging, and other attachment devices are numerous. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- Weaving, braiding, and netting are very old arts, but the art of knitting is comparatively modern. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
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