| 单词 | silk |
| 释义 | silk (sɪlk ) Word forms: silks 1. variable noun B1+ Silk is a substance which is made into smooth fine cloth and sewing thread. You can also refer to this cloth or thread as silk. They continued to get their silks from China. Pauline wore a silk dress with a strand of pearls. ...softer-looking shades in silk. 2. uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun] You can refer to the substance produced by some creatures such as spiders as silk. ...the silk threads of a spider's web. Idioms: you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear said to mean that it is impossible to make something really successful or of high quality out of something which is unsuccessful or of poor quality Well, this just goes to show that you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. It's a truly awful novel, and even when you throw famous stars at it, you can't make it into a great movie. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: silk suit Her hair was swept up in a stylish chignon and she wore a dark blue silk suit, the jacket buttoned snugly about her waist. WEB OF DREAMS (2001) From somewhere, he had unearthed a black silk suit, black shirt and deep purple four-in-hand tie. DEATH IN FASHION (1989) Beryl wore a stylishly cut black silk suit with a mauve silk blouse and tie. NO BODY (2002) Individual plants - the rose, thistle, daffodil and shamrock - were cut from lace and applied by hand on to ivory silk tulle. The Sun She wanted to use a very soft silk tulle, which gave a very romantic effect. Times, Sunday Times It was embroidered with pearls and trimmed with silk tulle. Times, Sunday Times Dress makers had to wash their hands every half hour to keep the silk tulle and threads pristine. The Sun The gown was matched with a petite lace jacket and a silk tulle veil. Times, Sunday Times Some species can spin silk from glands in their mouth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The mature larvae spin silk and are fixed at the tip or base of the leaf where pupation takes place. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It will occasionally spin silk over the pupae. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Young larvae spin silk threads and are easily blown by wind to various parts of young leaves and buds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Caterpillars spin silk prolifically and in comparison to other non-eusocial insects build large and relatively complex structures from the material. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His writings flaunt contradiction: he was fascinated by agriculture, but loathed earth, he was disgusted by money, but expected to wear silk coats. Times, Sunday Times It was a practice in the mutt to wear silk clothes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For approximately a millennium, the right to wear silk was reserved for the emperor and the highest dignitaries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Fashionistas are wearing silk squares wrapped around their torsos. Times,Sunday Times He wore silk boots embroidered with gold, and a sash of blue girded his waist. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Females weave silk egg-cases, each of which may contain hundreds of eggs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This artisan family jeweller specialises in an ancient technique of weaving silk with precious metals. Times, Sunday Times When the time and place are right, a woven silk or cotton number, about 8cm in width and with a dimpled four-in-hand knot, can lend a well-cut suit unparalleled elegance. Times, Sunday Times The third mill wove silk thread into cloth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They afterward made great progress in weaving silk goods with power-looms, and made printed as well as plain-dyed fabrics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He, too, had a long beard and wore a shalwar kameez plus a big, loose turban of white silk. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Over this hangs my smock, of a fine white silk gauze, edged with embroidery. A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES (2003) White silk pyjamas and a white silk dressing gown. Times, Sunday Times (2009) He removed his glasses and began polishing the lenses with a white silk handkerchief. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Most of her white silk dress stayed on the throne owing to the wet paint. TICKLED PINK (2002) Translations: Chinese: 丝绸 Japanese: 絹 |
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