[N-MASS 物质名词]织物;布料Fabric is cloth or other material produced by weaving together cotton, nylon, wool, silk, or other threads. Fabrics are used for making things such as clothes, curtains, and sheets.
...small squares of red cotton fabric...
小块方形红棉布
Whatever your colour scheme, there's a fabric to match.
无论什么样的色彩图案,都有与之相配的织物。
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[N-SING 单数名词](社会或体系的)基本结构 The fabric of a society or system is its basic structure, with all the customs and beliefs that make it work successfully.
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The fabric of society has been deeply damaged by the previous regime...
社会结构已遭到上届政府极大的破坏。
Years of civil war have wrecked the country's infrastructure and destroyed its social fabric.
经年内战已破坏了国家的基础设施,摧毁了其社会结构。
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[N-SING 单数名词](建筑的)结构,构造 The fabric of a building is its walls, roof, and the materials with which it is built.
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Condensation will eventually cause the fabric of the building to rot away.
冷凝作用将最终使建筑结构腐朽掉。
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fab·ric/ˈfæbrɪk; NAmEˈfæbrɪk/noun1[uncountable , countable ]material made by weavingwool, cotton, silk, etc, used for making clothes, curtains, etc. and for covering furniture 织物;布料◆cotton fabric棉织物◆furnishing fabrics室内装饰织品2[singular ]the fabric(of sth) ( formal) the basic structure of a society, an organization, etc. that enables it to function successfully (社会、机构等的)结构◆a trend which threatens the very fabric of society威胁社会基本结构的趋势☞synonyms at
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3[singular ]the fabric(of sth) the basic structure of a building, such as the walls, floor and roof (建筑物的)结构(如墙、地面、屋顶)SYNONYMS 同义词辨析fabriccloth ◆material ◆textile These are all words for woven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc, used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture. 以下词汇均指织物、布料。■fabricwoven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc, used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture 指织物、布料:◆cotton fabric棉织物◆furnishing fabrics室内装饰织物NOTEFabricis often fairly strong material, and is often used when talking about covering furniture or making curtains. *fabric 常指较结实的材料,常用于指盖家具、做窗帘的织物。 ■clothfabric made by weaving or knitting cotton, wool, silk, etc. 指织物、布料:◆His bandages had been made from strips of cloth.他的绷带是用布条做的。NOTEClothis often fairly light material, especially in a form that has not been printed, treated, or prepared for use in any way. Clothis frequently used in talking about buying and selling woven material. *cloth 常指较轻的材料,尤指尚未印花、处理或加工的织物。cloth 常指买卖的织物、布料。 ■materialfabric used for making clothes, curtains, etc. 指布料:◆‘What material is this dress made of?’ ‘Cotton.’ NOTE“这件裙子是用什么料子做的?”“棉布。”Materialis a more general word than fabricor clothas it has the related meaning of ‘a substance that things can be made from’. It is not used when it might not be clear which type of material is meant. *material 较 fabric 或 cloth 含义更广,因为该词含材料、原料等相关意义。不清楚布料类型就不用该词: ◆furnishing material◆the material industry◆a material manufacturer■textileany type of fabric made by weaving or knitting 指纺织品:◆He owns a factory producing a range of textiles.他拥有一家工厂,生产一系列纺织品。◆the textile industry纺织工业NOTETextileis used mostly when talking about the business of making woven materials. The industry of making textiles is called textiles.*textile 多用于指织物生产业,生产纺织品的产业叫 textiles: ◆He got a job in textiles.他在纺织行业找到一份工作。PATTERNS◆woven / woven fabric/cloth/material/textiles ◆syntheticfabric/material/textiles ◆printedfabric/cloth/textiles ◆furnishing / furnishing fabric/material fabricfabricsfab·ric/ˈfæbrɪk; NAmEˈfæbrɪk/
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fabricfab‧ric /ˈfæbrɪk/ ●●○ noun
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1[countable, uncountable] cloth used for making clothes, curtains etcSYN material: our new range of fabrics and wallpaperscotton/silk/synthetic etc fabric printed cotton fabric2[singular] the fabric of a society is its basic structure, way of life, relationships, and traditionsfabric of Drug abuse poses a major threat to the fabric of our society. The country’s social fabric is disintegrating.3the fabric of something the fabric of a building is its basic structure, including walls and the roof: the need to preserve the fabric of the church
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