单词 | mat |
释义 | mat (mæt ) Word forms: mats 1. countable noun A mat is a small piece of something such as cloth, card, or plastic which you put on a table to protect it from plates or cups. The food is served on polished tables with mats. Synonyms: table mat, coaster, place mat, doily 2. countable noun A mat is a small piece of carpet or other thick material which is put on the floor for protection, decoration, or comfort. There was a letter on the mat. Bring a sleeping bag and foam mat. Synonyms: carpet, runner, rug, doormat 3. countable noun [with supplement, usually NOUN of noun] A mat of something such as grass or moss is a thick, untidy layer of it. The houses are well spaced out, each on its own plot of ground and mat of coarse grass. She touched the thick mat of sandy hair on his chest. Synonyms: mass, shock, cluster, tangle 4. See also matt, place mat Image of mat © Feng Yu, Shutterstock Idioms: go to the mat [mainly US] to fight very fiercely about something Librarians have gone to the mat for us and I'm determined to do my bit to help them meet the demand for the books. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: exercise mat It's a sort of exercise mat on wheels, which needs to be kept still for many of the movements. Times, Sunday Times Another hit his hand after tripping over an exercise mat. Times, Sunday Times Crawl forward the length of your exercise mat before crawling back. The Sun She throws some exercise mats on the floor. Times, Sunday Times Consumers are scrambling for goods to safeguard their health, livelihoods and sanity while cocooned in their homes, snapping up face masks, laptops, exercise mats and much more. Times,Sunday Times She was taught to make a reed mat by the nymph. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The centre also puts on exhibition various steps of reed mat weaving as well as their traditional designs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We were billeted in a traditional tent and unpacked our sleeping bags on to the reed mats. Times, Sunday Times People were hauled from the reed mats where they slept. Globe and Mail They were thought to imitate reed mats, as an allusion to the mythological underworld waters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then they discovered that the roof was a '1cm-thick piece of chipboard with a rubber mat on it', he adds. Times, Sunday Times Then he ordered his theater's staff to remove the costly carpet in the lobby and replace it with a rubber mat. Christianity Today She reached out and adjusted the drone’s landing pad, a gray rubber mat, which was weighed down with a rock to keep the gusty breeze from toying with it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Pictures of the room show a grubby carpet with a flimsy rubber mat. The Sun The sedan was carpeted in the rear with a carpet insert also found in the front rubber mat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Line a baking sheet with greaseproof paper or a silicone mat. Times, Sunday Times Combine the caster sugar and muscovado sugar in a bowl and press them through a sieve onto the silicone mat. Times, Sunday Times Using a cloth, carefully pick up the corners of the silicone mat and tip the hot sugar slowly into the still-whisking mixer. Times, Sunday Times Spoon onto greaseproof paper rubbed with a trace of sunflower oil, or a silicone mat, and bake in the oven for about 3 hours until crisp. Times, Sunday Times Alternatively, you can use silicone mats. Times, Sunday Times I unroll my sleeping mat and hide my boots inside my rucksack, in case hyenas mistake them for food. Times, Sunday Times The only other contents of the spartan space were eating utensils, a bucket and a sleeping mat. Times, Sunday Times A sleeping mat of 'egg box' foam doubles as the back pad within my rucksack. Times, Sunday Times He has his red cotton slippers and bamboo sleeping mat. Times, Sunday Times You can usually throw your tent, sleeping bag, sleeping mat and a couple of panniers into the box as well. Globe and Mail Literally 8ft x 7ft with a straw mat for a bed. The Sun So this summer, take a straw mat and go to see the fireworks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Put it on a straw mat in the shade and cool it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The holes and entrance usually were hidden beneath a straw mat inside a house, or down a well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In one corner there was a bed, with straw mat covered by a thick blanket. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There's a tatami mat on the floor. Times, Sunday Times There's a choice of western rooms (with beds) and traditional tatami mat rooms (with futons), and some have their own hot baths. Times, Sunday Times But take those off when you go into a room with a tatami mat. Times, Sunday Times Sitting barefoot on tatami mats, we feast on abalone sashimi and deep-fried pumpkin. Times, Sunday Times They typically measure about 90 cm wide by 1.8 metres (5 '11) tall, the same size as a tatami mat, and are two or three centimeters thick. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The bulbils on the vines sprout and become new vines, twisting around each other to form a thick mat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Open habitat with a thick mat of perennial grass favors voles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It forms a thick mat that may prevent other plants from sprouting up. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The sides of the river are covered with a thick mat of vegetation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The chemosynthetic bacteria grow into a thick mat which attracts other organisms, such as amphipods and copepods, which graze upon the bacteria directly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 席子 Japanese: マット |
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