Lace
[leɪs] or [les]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns.
(noun.) a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
(verb.) draw through eyes or holes; 'lace the shoelaces'.
(verb.) do lacework; 'The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral'.
校對:伊薇特--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven; a string, cord, or band, usually one passing through eyelet or other holes, and used in drawing and holding together parts of a garment, of a shoe, of a machine belt, etc.
(n.) A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net.
(n.) A fabric of fine threads of linen, silk, cotton, etc., often ornamented with figures; a delicate tissue of thread, much worn as an ornament of dress.
(n.) Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage.
(v. t.) To fasten with a lace; to draw together with a lace passed through eyelet holes; to unite with a lace or laces, or, figuratively. with anything resembling laces.
(v. t.) To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material; as, cloth laced with silver.
(v. t.) To beat; to lash; to make stripes on.
(v. t.) To add spirits to (a beverage).
(v. i.) To be fastened with a lace, or laces; as, these boots lace.
編輯:凯利
同義詞及反義詞:
[See BIND]
贝琪校對
娱乐性解釋/意思:
See to it, if you are a lover, that your sweetheart wears lace, as this dream brings fidelity in love and a rise in position. If a woman dreams of lace, she will be happy in the realization of her most ambitious desires, and lovers will bow to her edict. No questioning or imperiousness on their part. If you buy lace, you will conduct an expensive establishment, but wealth will be a solid friend. If you sell laces, your desires will outrun your resources. For a young girl to dream of making lace, forecasts that she will win a handsome, wealthy husband. If she dreams of garnishing her wedding garments with lace, she will be favored with lovers who will bow to her charms, but the wedding will be far removed from her.
杰夫編輯
娱乐性解釋/意思:
Among women, lace means lesson; wherefore they combine art and thrift by lessening the waist.
校對:罗伯特
例句/造句/用法:
- Very little white satin, very few lace veils; a most pitiful business! 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- My new fan just matches my flowers, my gloves fit to a charm, and the real lace on Aunt's mouchoir gives an air to my whole dress. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Silk, lace, and wool when bleached with chlorine become hard and brittle, but when whitened with sulphurous acid, they retain their natural characteristics. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- I took off my pink dress and lace mantle with happier feelings than I had experienced in putting them on. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- It was lost upon Sikes, who was stooping at the moment to tie the boot-lace which the dog had torn. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- When we got to a lace of safety the regiment halted and drew itself together--what was left of it. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- I will attire my Jane in satin and lace, and she shall have roses in her hair; and I will cover the head I love best with a priceless veil. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- I suppose French morality is not of that straight-laced description which is shocked at trifles. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- It was a room where one might fancy the ghost of a tight-laced lady revisiting the scene of her embroidery. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Then she resumed her conversation with General Tufto, who asked who the fat officer was in the gold-laced cap? 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Nous allons avoir une belle traversee, Monsieur George, said the courier with a grin, as he lifted his gold-laced cap. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- It had grummets and was laced down at the edge with cord. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- On him the cocked hat, gold-laced coat, and staff, had all three descended. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Not one of your stiff-laced, moralising fathers, who preach chastity and forbearance to their children. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- What a good fire there is in her room when she comes to pay you a visit, although your wife laces her stays without one! 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- I am growing great in Latin verses, and neglect the laces of my boots. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Smugglers landing laces and silks have been known to wind them around their bodies, as being less ostentatious than carrying them in a trunk. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- She consulted the little jewelled watch among her laces. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- Wonderful scarfs, laces, and jewels glittered about her. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- I see a young lady who pins her collar straight, laces her boots neatly, and neither whistles, talks slang, nor lies on the rug as she used to do. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Her husband bade her buy laces, millinery, jewels, and gimcracks of all sorts. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- The first process here is that of the ensign lacing machine, which puts a strong twine through the eyelets and ties it in an accurate manner. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- The cause is usually attributed to drinking, but gluttony, tight lacing, nasal catarrh, chronic enlargement of the tonsils, exposure to strong sunlight, etc. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- Pulling them on again and lacing them to the very top, he proceeded on his way, more easy in his head than under his soles. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
校對:拉里