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单词 basket-weaving
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Definition of basket-weaving in US English:

basket-weaving

nounˈbæskətwivɪŋˈbæskətwivɪŋ
  • 1The art or activity of creating woven baskets.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These include hat-making, drum-making, basket-weaving, and the carving of dugout canoes.
    • If you want to get good at something (karate, basket-weaving, asking out girls, etc.), practice it.
    • Traditional crafts include knotted and woven carpets made from wool or goat hair; basket-weaving; pottery, silver jewelry; intricate embroidery; and brassware.
    • For example, basket-weaving construction can be found in homes of the eastern province, while construction using mud-covered small branches can be found in the rest of the country.
    • It is more than teaching skills, such as archery or basket-weaving.
  • 2humorous Used as the type of college course that is thought to be without any practical or professional value.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Those college classes you took...must have been History of Rock N' Roll and basket-weaving 101, right?
    • If your transcript is filled with easy A's, such those as earned in classes like the fabled Basket-Weaving 101, you'll likely be ranked below a student who has a lower GPA comprised of courses in the hard sciences.
    • So even though they fail a core class, they can still get an A in "basket-weaving 101" or "making balloon doggies" 102, and pass to the next grade.
    • Studying Electrical Engineering is not like taking Basket-Weaving 101!
    • When I was in school, we called this kind of course Basket-Weaving 101 (actually, we did not have any courses this absurd, but some were almost as easy as this one seems to be).

Definition of basket-weaving in US English:

basket-weaving

nounˈbæskətwivɪŋ
  • 1The art or activity of creating woven baskets.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is more than teaching skills, such as archery or basket-weaving.
    • If you want to get good at something (karate, basket-weaving, asking out girls, etc.), practice it.
    • Traditional crafts include knotted and woven carpets made from wool or goat hair; basket-weaving; pottery, silver jewelry; intricate embroidery; and brassware.
    • For example, basket-weaving construction can be found in homes of the eastern province, while construction using mud-covered small branches can be found in the rest of the country.
    • These include hat-making, drum-making, basket-weaving, and the carving of dugout canoes.
  • 2humorous Used as the type of college course that is thought to be without any practical or professional value.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If your transcript is filled with easy A's, such those as earned in classes like the fabled Basket-Weaving 101, you'll likely be ranked below a student who has a lower GPA comprised of courses in the hard sciences.
    • So even though they fail a core class, they can still get an A in "basket-weaving 101" or "making balloon doggies" 102, and pass to the next grade.
    • When I was in school, we called this kind of course Basket-Weaving 101 (actually, we did not have any courses this absurd, but some were almost as easy as this one seems to be).
    • Those college classes you took...must have been History of Rock N' Roll and basket-weaving 101, right?
    • Studying Electrical Engineering is not like taking Basket-Weaving 101!
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