velvet

英 [ˈvelvɪt]

美 [ˈvelvɪt]

n.  丝绒; 立绒; 经绒; 天鹅绒

复数：velvets　

CET4CET6考研IELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.6159 / COCA.6154

习惯用语

n.

an iron fist/hand (in a velvet glove)
• （温和背后的）铁拳
  if you use the words an iron fist/hand when describing the way that sb behaves, you mean that they treat people severely. This treatment may be hidden behind a kind appearance (the velvet glove ).

牛津词典

noun

• 丝绒；立绒；经绒；天鹅绒
  a type of cloth made from silk, cotton or nylon , with a thick soft surface
  1. a velvet dress
     天鹅绒连衣裙
  2. velvet curtains/drapes
     天鹅绒窗帘 / 帷幕

柯林斯词典

• N-MASS 丝绒;天鹅绒
  Velvetis soft material made from cotton, silk, or nylon, which has a thick layer of short cut threads on one side.
  1. ...a charcoal-gray overcoat with a velvet collar...
     带天鹅绒领子的炭灰色外套
  2. She looked pretty and rather fragile, dressed in black velvet.
     她穿着黑色的天鹅绒礼服，看上去娇小美丽。

英英释义

noun

• a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back

adj

• resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface
  Synonym:velvety
• smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste
  Synonym:velvetyvelvet-textured

双语例句

• Changes in surface appearance are often more of a problem than is fabric rupture in pile fabrics such as corduroy, velvet, or velveteen.
  对某些织物说，例如起绒织物包括灯芯绒、平绒和棉平绒等，外观的改变比起织物的破损还要重要。
• He contemplated, not that girl, but that light which wore a satin pelisse and a velvet bonnet.
  他一心景仰着，不是那姑娘，而是那一团有缎斗篷和丝绒帽的光辉。
• The queen assumed a velvet robe.
  王后穿了一件天鹅绒长袍。
• This interest has developed into modern research investigating the pharmacology of velvet antler.
  这一兴趣发展了对鹿茸的药用价值研究和调查。
• Then he caught sight of her small black velvet hat in the crowd
  然后他突然在人群中看见了她那顶小巧的黑色天鹅绒帽子。
• She put on a velvet veil then set out.
  她蒙上一块天鹅绒的面纱然后出发了。
• Weft knitting machines imported recent years for producing velvet fabrics classified.
  本文就国内近年来引进的生产针织纬编天鹅绒织物的圆型纬编机进行了综合分类。
• Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
  钻石项链和戒指漂亮地陈列在黑丝绒衬垫上。
• This material feels like velvet.
  这料子摸起来像丝绒。
• Velvet or a velvetlike fabric.
  天鹅绒或似天鹅绒的织物。