shawl
noun/ʃɔːl/
/ʃɔːl/
- a large piece of cloth worn around the shoulders or head, or wrapped around a baby
enlarge image戴在肩膀或头上或包裹在婴儿身上的一大块布 - Ruth draped a shawl over her shoulders.
露丝往肩上披了块披肩。
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashionc1- Ellianne wrapped the shawl around her shoulders.
埃莉安在肩上披了条披肩。 - She pulled her shawl about her protectively.
她把披巾紧紧裹在身上。 - She was wearing a shawl tied around her waist.
她腰上系着一条披巾。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- light
- thin
- …
- be draped in
- be wrapped in
- drape
- …
- cover something
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Urdu and Persian šāl, probably from Shāliāt, the name of a town in India. - Ruth draped a shawl over her shoulders.