| 释义 |
canvas/ˈkænvəs/ n. & v.●n. 1a a strong coarse kind of cloth made from hemp or flax or other coarse yarn and used for sails and tents etc. and as a surface for oil painting (制作船帆、帐篷、油画布的)帆布 b a piece of this (一块)帆布 2 a painting on canvas, esp. in oils 帆布油画，油画 3 an open kind of canvas used as a basis for tapestry and embroidery (用于绒绣或刺绣的)网形粗布，十字布 4 slang the floor of a boxing or wrestling ring [俚语] (拳击或摔跤场地)铺帆布的地板 5 a racing boat's covered end (赛艇)被遮掩的一端 ●v. tr. (canvassed, canvassing; US [美] canvased, canvasing) cover with canvas 用帆布遮盖 □ by a canvas (in boat racing) by a small margin (赛艇)以毫厘之差 win by a canvas 险胜 □ under canvas 1 in a tent or tents 在帐篷里；在营地里 2 with sails spread 张着帆，扬起帆 [Middle English & Old Norman French canevas, ultimately from Latin cannabis ‘hemp’] |