mat

/mæt/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

垫子;席子;(使)缠结

释义与例句

n. 垫子;席子
a small piece of material used to cover or protect a surface
  1. Wipe your shoes on the mat before coming in.
    进来前在垫子上擦擦你的鞋。
  2. She put a mat under the hot plate to protect the table.
    她在热盘子下面放了一块垫子以保护桌面。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The cat was sleeping on a woven mat by the door.
    猫睡在门边一块编织的垫子上。
v. (使)缠结
to become tangled or cause something to tangle
  1. His hair matted together after swimming in the sea.
    在海里游泳后他的头发缠结在一起。
  2. The wet grass matted under his boots.
    湿草在他的靴子下缠成一团。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Dirt and blood matted the dog's fur.
    泥土和血把狗的毛缠结在一起。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 联想 cat on the mat 猫在垫子上 → mat 垫子

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • matted 缠结的
    形容词,指毛发等缠结成团的
同义词
  • rug 小地毯
    rug 是较厚的小地毯,mat 更薄,常指门口或桌面的垫
    She put a rug in front of the fireplace. 她在壁炉前放了一块小地毯。
反义词
  • untangle 解开;理清
    untangle 是解开缠结,与 mat 使缠结相反
    She untangled the messy wires. 她理好了乱成一团的电线。
常见搭配
  • door mat 门垫
    Wipe your shoes on the door mat. 在门垫上擦擦你的鞋。
  • matted hair 缠结的头发
    His matted hair was full of leaves. 他缠结的头发里满是叶子。