(past wove; past participle woven或wove)with obj.
1- form (fabric or a fabric item) by interlacing long threads passing in one direction with others at a right angle to them织; 编; 编结:
linen was woven in the district.
在这个地区人们编织亚麻布。
1.1
- form (thread) into fabric in this way把(线)编成(织物):
some thick mohairs can be difficult to weave.
有些厚的马海毛织物难于编织。
1.2
- no obj. [usu. as noun weaving] make fabric in this way, typically by working at a loom(尤指用织布机)纺织; 织布:
cotton spinning and weaving was done in mills.
棉花的纺和织在工厂里完成。
1.3
weave something into
include something as an integral part or element of (a woven fabric)把某物编织到…去:a gold pattern was woven into the material.
金色图案被织入材料中。
1.4
- make (basketwork or a wreath) by interlacing rods or flowers编, 编织(篮、篓等, 花环)。
1.5
- make (a complex story or pattern) from a number of interconnected elements编造, 编排(复杂的故事或式样):
he weaves colourful, cinematic plots.
他编排丰富多彩的电影情节。
1.6
weave something into
include an element in (such a story or pattern)把…编入(复杂的故事或式样):interpretative comments are woven into the narrative.
解释性的评论被编入叙述中。
usu. with adj.
- a particular style or manner in which something is woven编结式样; 编织方法:
scarlet cloth of a very fine weave.
编织细致的猩红色布料。
词源
Old English wefan, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek huphē 'web' and Sanskrit ūrnavābhi 'spider', literally 'wool-weaver'. The current noun sense dates from the late 19th cent.
no obj.
1- twist and turn from side to side while moving somewhere in order to avoid obstructions迂回穿行:
he had to weave his way through the crowds.
他不得不在人群中左右穿行。
1.1
- take evasive action in an aircraft, typically by moving it from side to side(驾机)绕飞, 作闪避动作。
1.2
- (of a horse) repeatedly swing the head and forepart of the body from side to side (considered to be a vice)(马)不断左右摇晃头部和前身(被认为是恶癖)。
短语
get weaving
- Brit. informal set briskly to work; begin action〈英, 非正式〉轻快地开始工作; 开始行动。
词源
late 16th cent.: probably from Old Norse veifa 'to wave, brandish'.