Manila
[mə'nɪlə]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon.
(noun.) a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp.
埃迪校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Alt. of Manilla
巴纳德編輯
解釋/意思:
n. a cheroot manufactured in Manila in the Philippine Islands.
艾格尼丝編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- Sisal also lacks the flexibility of Manila, being much more stiff and harsh. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Manila hemp is obtained from the leaf stalks of the Philippine plant known as the Abacá, the leaf stems of which are compressed together, and constitute the trunk of the plant. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Oiling is also an important process in the manufacture of ropes from hard fibers, as Manila, Sisal and New Zealand. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- It is fairly strong and has the advantage of being considerably lighter than hemp or Manila. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- As Manila fiber is at times adulterated with Sisal, so has the latter its adulterant in a plant called Istle, which grows in Mexico and has hitherto been chiefly used in brush making. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- American hemp was used, this softer fiber being spun by hand long after Manila hemp was spun by machines. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Gloss and brilliancy are also characteristics of good quality Manila. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Manila and Sisal Fibers. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- It differs from the Manila fiber, which has now very largely supplanted it, by being much softer, though of less strength. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Manila hemp, as it is called, is a product of our Philippine dependency, being obtained from a species of the banana plant which grows abundantly in those islands. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- New York is forty-one miles nearer Manila by Panama than by Suez, and 3,932 miles nearer Sydney by Panama. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- As a substitute for or rival of Manila hemp it has come into common use. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
校對:拉里