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单词 braid
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braid

noun
/breɪd/
/breɪd/
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  1. [uncountable] thin coloured rope that is used to decorate furniture and military uniforms
    • The general's uniform was trimmed with gold braid.
    • The curtains were trimmed with silk braid.
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    (especially North American English)
    (British English usually plait)
    [countable] a long piece of something, especially hair, that is divided into three parts and twisted together
    • She wears her hair in braids.
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    3. Word OriginOld English bregdan ‘make a sudden movement’, also ‘interweave’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breien (verb).

braid

verb
/breɪd/
/breɪd/
 (especially North American English)
(British English usually plait)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they braid
/breɪd/
/breɪd/
he / she / it braids
/breɪdz/
/breɪdz/
past simple braided
/ˈbreɪdɪd/
/ˈbreɪdɪd/
past participle braided
/ˈbreɪdɪd/
/ˈbreɪdɪd/
-ing form braiding
/ˈbreɪdɪŋ/
/ˈbreɪdɪŋ/
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  1. braid something (especially North American English) to twist three or more long pieces of hair, rope, etc. together to make one long piece
    • She'd braided her hair.
    Topics Appearancec2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBraid is used with these nouns as the object:
    • hair
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    Word OriginOld English bregdan ‘make a sudden movement’, also ‘interweave’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breien (verb).
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