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- mass noun a fine open fabric, typically one of cotton or silk, made by looping, twisting, or knitting thread in patterns and used especially for trimming garments（尤指衣服的）花边。
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- braid used for trimming, especially on military dress uniforms（尤指军装的）饰带。
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- （一般作laces）a cord or leather strip passed through eyelets or hooks on opposite sides of a shoe or garment and then pulled tight and fastened鞋带; （衣服上的）系带。
with obj.
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- fasten or tighten (a shoe or garment) by tying its laces系好（或收紧）鞋带（或衣服系带）：
he put the shoes on and laced them up.
他穿上鞋, 系好鞋带。
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- compress the waist of (someone) with a laced corset用花边胸衣束腰：
Rosina laced her up tight to show off her neat pretty waist.
罗西娜用花边胸衣束紧腰部, 以炫耀她优美匀称的细腰。
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- ( lace someone into) fasten someone into (a garment) by tightening the laces给某人穿上（衣服）并系紧：
she couldn't breathe, laced into this frock.
穿上这件礼服, 她被勒得不能喘气。
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- no obj.(of a garment or shoe) be fastened by means of laces（衣服, 鞋）被系上系带：
the shoes laced at the front.
鞋带在前面系上了。
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- with obj. and adverbial entwine or tangle (things, especially fingers) together使纠结; 交叉（尤指手指）：
he laced his fingers together and sat back.
他双手手指交叉着向后靠着坐了下来。
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- ( lace something through) pass a lace or cord through (a hole)将饰带（或绳子）穿过（孔）。
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- （常作be laced with）add an ingredient, especially alcohol, to (a drink or dish) to enhance its flavour or strength增加配料（尤指酒）：
he gave us coffee laced with brandy
他给我们拿来加了白兰地的咖啡
figurative 〈喻〉his voice was laced with derision.
他的声音中带有嘲讽。
词源
Middle English: from Old French laz, las (noun), lacier (verb), based on Latin laqueus 'noose' (also an early sense in English). Compare with LASSO.
短语动词
lace into
- informal assail or tackle (something)〈非正式〉攻击, 抨击; 处理：
Marion laced into the gin and tonic as if it was going out of fashion.
马里恩抨击杜松子补酒, 似乎它即将过时。