weave
v (pt wove or
in sense 4 用於下述第4義時(shí)作 weaved, pp woven or in sense 4 用於下述第4義時(shí)作 weaved)1
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (from sth) make (fabric, etc) by passing threads or strips crosswise over and under lengthwise ones, by hand or on a machine (用手工或機(jī) 器)編, 織(織物等)
a tightly woven piece of cloth 織得很密的布
cloth woven from silk and wool 用絲與毛混紡的料子
weave a metre of tweed cloth 織一米花呢
weave a basket from strips of willow 用柳條編個(gè)籃子.
(b) [I] work at a loom, making fabric, etc 紡織; 編織
She had been taught to weave as a child. 她從小就學(xué)會了織布.
The women earn their living by weaving. 這些女子以紡織為生.
(c) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (into sth) form fabric, etc out of (threads) by weaving 用(線)織成織物
weave woollen yarn into cloth 用毛紗織成呢
weave threads together 用線織成.
2
(a) [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (into sth) twist (flowers, twigs, etc) together to make a garland, wreath, etc 用(花、 枝條等)編成花環(huán)、 花圈等.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (out of/from sth) make sth by twisting flowers, etc in this way 用花等編成某物
weave a garland out of primroses 用報(bào)春花編成花環(huán).
3 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (into sth) (fig 比喻) put (facts, events, etc) together into a story or a connected whole; compose 將(素材、 事情等)編成(故事或篇章); 編造
weave a plot, a magic spell 編造情節(jié)、 符
weave one's ideas into a story 把自己的構(gòu)思編成故事.
4 [Ipr, Ip, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
move along by twisting and turning to avoid obstructions, etc 迂回行進(jìn)(以避開障礙等)
weave (one's way) through a crowd 在人群中迂回前行
The road weaves through the range of hills. 這條路在群山中繞來繞去.
weave in and out through the traffic 在來往車輛中穿插而行.
5 (idm 習(xí)語) get `weaving (on sth) (Brit infml 口) start working (at sth) energetically or hurriedly 精力充沛地或匆忙地開始做(某物)
The work must be finished this week, so we'd better get weaving!這項(xiàng)工作本星期必須做完, 咱們最好動手干吧! weave, n way in which material is woven; style of weaving 編法; 織法; 編織式樣
a coarse, fine, loose, tight, etc weave 粗織、 細(xì)織、 松織、 密織 * a diagonal weave 斜紋.