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Silk Made Thread Sɪlk Smooth Cloth Fine Produced

The word "silk" refers to the fine, smooth thread produced by silkworms, and also to the fabric made from this thread. It can also refer to the thread used for sewing or the substance produced by spiders.

The word "silk" refers to the fine, smooth thread produced by silkworms, and also to the fabric made from this thread. It can also refer to the thread used for sewing or the substance produced by spiders.

word silk
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/sɪ̱lk/
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[N-MASS 物质名词]蚕丝;丝绸;丝线 Silk is a substance which is made into smooth fine cloth and sewing thread. You can also refer to this cloth or thread as silk .
  • They continued to get their silks from China...

    他们继续从中国购买丝绸。

  • Pauline wore a silk dress with a strand of pearls.

    保利娜穿了件丝绸长裙,戴了串珍珠。

  • ...softer-looking shades in silk.

    看上去更柔和的丝绸颜色

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](蜘蛛等所分泌的)丝 You can refer to the substance produced by some creatures such as spiders as silk .
  [oft N n]
  • ...the silk threads of a spider's web.

    蜘蛛网的丝线


Oxford silk / sɪlk ; NAmE sɪlk / noun 1 [uncountable ] fine soft thread produced by silkworms (蚕)丝 2 [uncountable ] a type of fine smooth cloth made from silkthread 丝织物;丝绸 a silk blouse 女式丝绸衬衫 silk stockings 长筒丝袜 made of pure silk 纯丝做的 Her skin was as smooth as silk. 她的皮肤像丝绸一样光滑。 see also
watered silk
3 [uncountable ] silkthread used for sewing (用于缝纫的)丝线 4 silks [plural ] clothes made of silk,especially the coloured shirts worn by people riding horses in a race (= jockeys) 丝绸衣服(尤指骑师在赛马时穿的彩色赛马衫) 5 [countable ] ( BrE) ( law ) a type of lawyer who represents the government (= a King's/Queen's counsel) 王室律师;王室法律顾问 to take silk (= to become this type of lawyer) 担任王室律师 IDIOM make a silk ˌpurse out of a sow's ˈear to succeed in making sth good out of material that does not seem very good at all 用劣材制精品;化腐朽为神奇 silk silks
silk / sɪlk ; NAmE sɪlk /
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silksilk /sɪlk/ ●●○ noun
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1[uncountable] a thin smooth soft cloth made from very thin thread which is produced by a silkworm:  pure silk stockings a beautiful dress in raw silk2[countable] British English law a very important lawyer SYN  Queen’s Counsel (QC):  His practice quickly grew and he took silk (=became a QC) in 1988.3silks [plural] technical the coloured shirts worn by jockeys (=people who ride horses in races)4make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear to make something good out of something that is bad quality
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silk

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Spoken:

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silks[486]
丝(65%),丝绸(29%),丝的(3%),丝绸衣服(2%),丝织品(1%)
n.丝绸;蚕丝;丝织物
adj.丝的;丝绸的;丝制的
vi.(玉米)处于长须的阶段中
n.(Silk)人名;(英、瑞典)西尔克

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