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rib·bon /ˈrɪbən/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. (尤指用于捆扎、装饰的)缎带；丝带；绒带；彩纸带
There was a white ribbon in her black hair. 她的黑发中扎了一根白色的缎带。
a black hat with a ribbon 缀丝带黑帽
a bundle of old and faded letters tied up in black ribbon 一捆用黑丝带扎好的年久退色的信件
a package tied with a red, white and blue ribbon 用一条红、白、蓝三色丝带捆扎的包裹
She bought two metres of red ribbon. 她买了2米红色的丝带。
2. (打字机的)色带；带状物，条状物； [ribbons] 碎片
a black typewriter ribbon 打字机黑色带
The ribbon of road stretched before him, totally empty. 大路如带，空荡荡地在他面前延伸开去。
a ribbon of blue sky (smoke) 一缕青天(炊烟)
old torn curtains hanging in ribbons 裂成碎布条垂挂着的旧窗帷
3. [ribbons] 缰绳
take (或 handle) the ribbons 执缰驱马
4. (钟表的)发条；(金属制)卷尺
a ribbon of steel 钢皮卷尺
5. (勋章的)绶带，饰带；[ribbons](尤指授予军人、胜者的)勋带，勋表
He was given commendations and bravery ribbons. 他被多次授予奖状和英雄勋带。
6. 【船】肋骨牵条
7. 【建】(地板的)旁承搁栅；(固定花格窗玻璃等用的)有槽铅条
8. = ribbon microphone
II ❶ vt.
1. 用缎带装饰；加缎带于
2. 把…撕成碎条(或碎片)
The banner was ribboned by the wind. 那横幅被风撕裂成了条条碎片。
❷ vi.
成带状
He sat back in the taxi and watched the neon signs ribbon past the windows. 他靠坐在出租汽车里，看着那些霓虹灯广告在车窗外像一条条彩色丝带似的倏忽而过。
[< OFr riban < Gmc] phr. be in the ribbons (因得胜而)被授勋 cut a (或 the) ribbon 剪彩 cut (或 rip, tear, slash) to ribbons1. 把…撕扯成碎条 Her dress was torn to ribbons by the thorns she had come through. 她的衣服在她穿过荆棘丛时被撕破了。 His heart was ripped to ribbons. 他的心被撕碎了。 2. 彻底打败；把…驳得体无完肤 The Senate threatened to cut the President's program to ribbons. 参议院威胁说要把总统的计划驳得体无完肤。 |