单词 | mat |
释义 | mat 1 ![]() n. 1. A flat piece of coarse fabric or other material used for wiping one's shoes or feet, or in various other forms as a floor covering. 2. A small flat piece of decorated material placed under a lamp, dish of food, or other object. 3. Sports A floor pad to protect athletes, as in wrestling or gymnastics. 4. A densely woven or thickly tangled mass: a mat of hair. 5. The solid part of a lace design. 6. A heavy woven net of rope or wire cable placed over a blasting site to keep debris from scattering. v. mat·ted, mat·ting, mats v.tr. 1. To cover, protect, or decorate with mats or a mat. 2. To pack or interweave into a thick mass: High winds matted the leaves against the base of the fence. v.intr. To be packed or interwoven into a thick mass; become entangled. [Middle English matte, from Old English matta, meatte, from Late Latin matta, of Phoenician origin; see nṭy in the Appendix of Semitic roots.] |
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