| 单词 | tapestry |
| 释义 | tapestry (tæpɪstri ) Word forms: tapestries 1. variable noun A tapestry is a large piece of heavy cloth with a picture sewn on it using coloured threads. The seats of the chairs had been recovered in tapestry. He sat on a tapestry cushion next to the hearth. On the opposite wall is a large tapestry. 2. countable noun You can refer to something as a tapestry when it is made up of many varied types of people or things. [literary] Hedgerows and meadows are thick with a tapestry of wild flowers. [+ of] ...Chicago's political tapestry. Collocations: weave a tapestry History with social and political objectives: to cement the nation, weave the tapestry, to 'bring us together', to educate us morally. Times, Sunday Times It's the elaborate narrative web of belonging and community that weaves the tapestry of your life from nappy to shroud. Times, Sunday Times She weaves a tapestry of different voices together to make something epic and heartbreaking. Times, Sunday Times He weaves a tapestry of rich detail, with penetrating insights into the often tormented private man. Globe and Mail Six maidens are weaving a tapestry that flows out of the windows. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 织锦 Japanese: タペストリー |
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