fabric
/ˈfæbrɪk/
n.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
织物;布料;(社会、建筑等的)结构;构造
释义与例句
n.
织物;布料
cloth made by weaving or knitting threads, used for making clothes, curtains and other things
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The curtains are made of a light cotton fabric.
这些窗帘是用一种轻薄的棉布做的。
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This fabric keeps its colour even after many washes.
这种布料洗过很多次也不褪色。
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She chose a soft fabric for the baby's blanket.
她为宝宝的毯子挑了一种柔软的布料。
n.
(社会、建筑等的)结构;构造
the basic structure of a society or building that holds its different parts together
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Online rumours can damage the fabric of society.
网络谣言可能破坏社会结构。
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Family life forms part of the fabric of village life.
家庭生活构成了乡村生活结构的一部分。
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The new road changed the fabric of the old town.
这条新路改变了老城区的格局。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
fabric 指布料时多作不可数名词,也可说 a fabric 表示一种布料;the fabric of society 指“社会结构”,不要按字面理解成“社会的布料”。
词族与关联词
同义词
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cloth 布;布料fabric 较正式,可指各种机织或针织布料,也用于比喻“结构”;cloth 更常用、更具体,多指一块布或某种用途的布,如 a table cloth。The table was covered with a clean white cloth. 桌上铺着一块干净的白布。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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fabricate 编造;伪造;制造fabric 是名词“织物、结构”;fabricate 是动词“编造、伪造”,如 fabricate evidence(伪造证据),不要因词形相近而把名词当动词用。The witness was accused of fabricating the whole story. 这名证人被指控编造了整个故事。
常见搭配
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cotton fabric 棉布The sofa is covered in a heavy cotton fabric. 这张沙发包着一层厚棉布。
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the fabric of society 社会结构Trust is an important part of the fabric of society. 信任是社会结构的重要组成部分。
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a piece of fabric 一块布料He wiped the table with a piece of fabric. 他用一块布擦了桌子。