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- a piece of protective material placed on a floor, in particular垫子, 席子, 尤指：
1.1
- a piece of coarse material placed on a floor for people to wipe their feet on擦鞋垫, 踏脚垫。
1.2
- a piece of resilient material for landing on in gymnastics, wrestling, or similar sports（体操、摔跤等用）护垫。
1.3
- a small rug小地毯。
1.4
- a piece of coarse material for lying on躺垫：
a beach mat.
沙滩垫。
2
- a small piece of cork, card, or similar material placed on a table or other surface to protect it from the heat or moisture of an object placed on it隔热垫。
2.1
- （亦作mouse mat）a small piece of rigid or slightly resilient material on which a computer mouse is moved鼠标垫。
3
- a thick, untidy layer of something hairy or woolly层, 丛：
his chest was covered by a thick mat of soft fair hair.
他胸口覆盖着浓密的金色软毛。
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matted, matting
with obj. tangle (something, especially hair) in a thick mass缠结成一团：sweat matted his hair
汗水使他的头发结成了团
the fur on its flank was matted with blood.
它侧边的毛皮沾满了血。
1.1
- no obj. become tangled缠结。
短语
go to the mat
- informal vigorously engage in an argument or dispute, typically on behalf of a particular person or cause〈非正式〉争论, 争辩。
on the mat
- informal being reprimanded by someone in authority〈非正式〉被训斥。
- ORIGIN: with military reference to the orderly room mat, where an accused would stand before the commanding officer.
词源
Old English m（e）att（e）, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch mat and German Matte, from late Latin matta, from Phoenician.