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mat1/mæt/ n. & v.●n. 1 a piece of coarse material for wiping shoes on, esp. a doormat (尤指门口的)地垫，地席 2 a piece of cork, rubber, plastic, etc., to protect a surface from the heat or moisture of an object placed on it (软木、橡胶、塑料等的)护垫 3 a piece of resilient material for landing on in gymnastics, wrestling, etc. (体操、摔跤等)垫子 4 a piece of coarse fabric of plaited rushes, straw, etc., for lying on, packing furniture, etc. (灯心草、稻草等编织的)草垫(供躺卧、包装家具等) 5 a small rug 小地毯 ●v. (matted, matting) 1a tr. (esp. as 尤作 matted adj.) entangle in a thick mass 缠结在一起的 matted hair 乱蓬蓬的头发 b intr. become matted 缠结 2 tr. cover or furnish with mats 盖上(铺上)垫子 □ on the mat slang being reprimanded (originally in the army, on the orderly room mat before the commanding officer) [俚语]被(指挥官)训斥(原用于部队)[Old English m(e)att(e) via West Germanic from Late Latin matta] |