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

• 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。
• I taped the base of the feather onto the velvet
  我用胶带把羽毛的根部粘在了天鹅绒上。
• 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。
• I think that she has an iron hand in a velvet glove.
  我认为她是一个外柔内刚的人。
• I wrinkled the velvet.
  我把天鹅绒布弄皱了。
• I have a pair of velvet gloves.
  我有一双天鹅绒手套。
• She wears a wine velvet evening dress.
  她穿着一件紫红色的丝绒晚礼服。
• The curtains and the coverlet of the bed were chocolate velvet
  窗帘和床罩是深棕色天鹅绒的。
• 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。