eye·let
noun/ˈaɪlət/
/ˈaɪlət/
- a hole with a metal ring around it in a piece of cloth or leather, normally used for passing a rope or string through
(供穿绳、线用的)圆孔眼 - Insert the tent poles through the eyelets on the groundsheet.
将帐篷杆插入底布上的孔眼。 - The jacket has underarm eyelets for ventilation.
这件夹克有腋下孔眼,用于通风。
Word Originlate Middle English oilet, from Old French oillet, diminutive of oil ‘eye’, from Latin oculus. The change in the first syllable in the 17th cent. was due to association with eye. - Insert the tent poles through the eyelets on the groundsheet.