[N-MASS 物质名词]亚麻布;亚麻织品Linen is a kind of cloth that is made from a plant called flax. It is used for making clothes and things such as tablecloths and sheets.
...a white linen suit.
白色亚麻套装
...cottons, woolens, silks and linens.
棉毛丝麻织品
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](桌布、床单、枕套等)家庭日用织品Linen is tablecloths, sheets, pillowcases, and similar things made of cloth that are used in the home.
[also N in pl]
...embroidered bed linen...
绣花床单和枕套
All linens and towels are provided.
提供全套日用织品和毛巾。
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to wash your dirty linen in public→see:
dirty
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Oxford
linen/ˈlɪnɪn; NAmEˈlɪnɪn/noun[uncountable ]1a type of cloth made from flax,used to make high-quality clothes, sheets, etc. 亚麻布◆a linen tablecloth亚麻桌布2sheets, tablecloths,pillowcases,etc. 亚麻织品;家用织品◆( BrE) a linen cupboard 家庭日用织品壁橱◆( NAmE) a linen closet家庭日用织品壁橱☞see also
bedlinen
IDIOMsee
wash
v.linenlinenslinen/ˈlɪnɪn; NAmEˈlɪnɪn/
LDC
linenlin‧en /ˈlɪnɪn/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
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1sheets,tablecloths etc: bed linen table linen2cloth made from the flax plant, used to make high quality clothes, home decorations etc: a linen jacket3old use underwear → wash your dirty laundry/linen
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