n. pl. cloths 〔用于 kinds of cloth之意〕, 〔用于 pieces of cloth〔之意〕) 1.织物,布类,毛织品,呢绒;(一块)布;衣料;(白)桌布;擦布,揩布。 2.(职业)制服,(特指)黑色教士服;〔the cloth〕牧师,教士。 3.【航海】帆。 4.【戏剧】布景画布。 短语和例子 American cloth彩色防水布,人造革。 Italian cloth 意大利棉毛呢;黑色直贡呢。 long cloth漂白细棉布。 cloth merchant 呢绒布匹商。 all cloth made 【航海】满帆,鼓着风。 bound in cloth 布面装钉的。 carry much cloth 【航海】张大风帆。 cloth of gold [silver] 金[银]线绵。 cloth of state [estate] 宝座背上的饰布。 cut from the same cloth 一路货色,一丘之貉。 cut one's coat according to one's cloth 量入为出,量布裁衣。 draw the cloth (饭后)收拾餐桌。 have [shake] a cloth in the wind 〔口语〕有点醉意;〔转〕穿破烂衣服。 lay the cloth 在餐桌上铺桌布放餐具预备开饭。 made out of whole cloth 凭空捏造。 out of the whole cloth 〔美国〕彻头彻尾(瞎说,谎言等)。 remove the cloth (饭后)收拾餐桌。 renounce the cloth (修士等)还俗。
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" 同义词:fabric, material, textile