cloth

noun

/klɒθ/

/klɔːθ/

(plural cloths

/klɒθs/

/klɔːðz/

)

Idioms

[uncountable] material made by weaving or knitting cotton, wool, silk, etc.织物；布料
- woollen/cotton/linen cloth毛料；棉布料；亚麻布料
- a piece of cloth一块布
- His bandages had been made from strips of cloth.他的绷带是用布条做的。
- the cloth industry/trade纺织业；布业贸易
- a cloth bag布袋
see also oxford cloth
Synonyms fabric
fabriccloth ▪ material ▪ textileThese are all words for woven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc, used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture.
fabric woven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc, used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture:
cotton fabric棉织物
furnishing fabrics室内装饰织品
Fabric is often fairly strong material, and is often used when talking about covering furniture or making curtains.cloth fabric made by weaving or knitting cotton, wool, silk, etc:
His bandages had been made from strips of cloth.他的绷带是用布条做的。
Cloth is often fairly light material, especially in a form that has not been printed, treated, or prepared for use in any way. Cloth is frequently used in talking about buying and selling woven material.material fabric used for making clothes, curtains, etc:
‘What material is this dress made of?’ ‘Cotton.’“这件连衣裙是用什么料子做的？”“棉布。”
Material is a more general word than fabric or cloth as it has the related meaning of ‘a substance that things can be made from’. It is not used when it might not be clear which type of material is meant: furnishing material • the material industry • a material manufacturer textile any type of fabric made by weaving or knitting:
He owns a factory producing a range of textiles.他拥有一家工厂，生产一系列纺织品。
the textile industry纺织工业
Textile is used mostly when talking about the business of making woven materials. The industry of making textiles is called textiles: He got a job in textiles.
Patterns
- woven/cotton/woollen fabric/cloth/material/textiles
- synthetic fabric/material/textiles
- printed fabric/cloth/textiles
- curtain/dress fabric/material
Extra Examples
- a jacket made from woollen cloth羊毛短上衣
- She works in the cloth trade.她从事布料贸易。
- They used to export cotton cloth.他们以前是做棉布出口的。
Topics Clothes and Fashionb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- coarse
- fine
- woven
- …
… of cloth
- bale
- bolt
- length
- …
verb + cloth
- make
- produce
- weave
- …
cloth + noun
- industry
- manufacture
- merchant
- …
[countable] (often in compounds) a piece of cloth, often used for a special purpose, especially cleaning things or covering a table（一块）布；（尤指一块）抹布，桌布
- Wipe the surface with a damp cloth.用湿布擦表面。
- Place the dough in a bowl and cover with a clean cloth.将面团放入碗中，并盖上干净的布。
- He gently cleaned her face with a wet cloth.他用湿布轻轻擦拭她的脸。
- Wipe the table with a damp cloth.用湿抹布擦桌子。
see also dishcloth, drop cloth, floorcloth, J-cloth™, tablecloth
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- soft
- damp
- wet
- …
verb + cloth
- dampen
- dip in something
- moisten
- …
the cloth
[singular] (literary) used to refer to Christian priests as a group（统称）牧师，神父
- a man of the cloth一位牧师

Word OriginOld English clāth, related to Dutch kleed and German Kleid, of unknown ultimate origin.

Idioms

cut your coat according to your cloth

(saying) to do only what you have enough money to do and no more量入为出
- We wanted to buy a bigger house than this but it was a case of cutting our coat according to our cloth.我们想买比这更大的房子，但这是根据我们的布料剪裁我们的外套的情况。

单词	cloth
释义	cloth noun /klɒθ/ /klɔːθ/ (plural cloths /klɒθs/ /klɔːðz/ ) Idioms [uncountable] material made by weaving or knitting cotton, wool, silk, etc.织物；布料 woollen/cotton/linen cloth毛料；棉布料；亚麻布料 a piece of cloth一块布 His bandages had been made from strips of cloth.他的绷带是用布条做的。 the cloth industry/trade纺织业；布业贸易 a cloth bag布袋 see also oxford cloth Synonyms fabricfabriccloth ▪ material ▪ textileThese are all words for woven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc, used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture.fabric woven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc, used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture: cotton fabric棉织物 furnishing fabrics室内装饰织品 Fabric is often fairly strong material, and is often used when talking about covering furniture or making curtains.cloth fabric made by weaving or knitting cotton, wool, silk, etc: His bandages had been made from strips of cloth.他的绷带是用布条做的。 Cloth is often fairly light material, especially in a form that has not been printed, treated, or prepared for use in any way. Cloth is frequently used in talking about buying and selling woven material.material fabric used for making clothes, curtains, etc: ‘What material is this dress made of?’ ‘Cotton.’“这件连衣裙是用什么料子做的？”“棉布。” Material is a more general word than fabric or cloth as it has the related meaning of ‘a substance that things can be made from’. It is not used when it might not be clear which type of material is meant: furnishing material • the material industry • a material manufacturer textile any type of fabric made by weaving or knitting: He owns a factory producing a range of textiles.他拥有一家工厂，生产一系列纺织品。 the textile industry纺织工业 Textile is used mostly when talking about the business of making woven materials. The industry of making textiles is called textiles: He got a job in textiles. Patterns woven/cotton/woollen fabric/cloth/material/textiles synthetic fabric/material/textiles printed fabric/cloth/textiles curtain/dress fabric/material Extra Examples a jacket made from woollen cloth羊毛短上衣 She works in the cloth trade.她从事布料贸易。 They used to export cotton cloth.他们以前是做棉布出口的。 Topics Clothes and Fashionb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective coarse fine woven … … of cloth bale bolt length … verb + cloth make produce weave … cloth + noun industry manufacture merchant … [countable] (often in compounds) a piece of cloth, often used for a special purpose, especially cleaning things or covering a table（一块）布；（尤指一块）抹布，桌布 Wipe the surface with a damp cloth.用湿布擦表面。 Place the dough in a bowl and cover with a clean cloth.将面团放入碗中，并盖上干净的布。 He gently cleaned her face with a wet cloth.他用湿布轻轻擦拭她的脸。 Wipe the table with a damp cloth.用湿抹布擦桌子。 see also dishcloth, drop cloth, floorcloth, J-cloth™, tablecloth Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective soft damp wet … verb + cloth dampen dip in something moisten … the cloth [singular] (literary) used to refer to Christian priests as a group（统称）牧师，神父 a man of the cloth一位牧师 Word OriginOld English clāth, related to Dutch kleed and German Kleid, of unknown ultimate origin. Idioms cut your coat according to your cloth (saying) to do only what you have enough money to do and no more量入为出 We wanted to buy a bigger house than this but it was a case of cutting our coat according to our cloth.我们想买比这更大的房子，但这是根据我们的布料剪裁我们的外套的情况。
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