| 单词 | cardigan |
| 释义 | cardigan (once / 45285 pages) n A cardigan is a sweater that opens in front. Your favorite cardigan might have pearl buttons and pockets. Unlike a sweater that you pull on over your head, a cardigan is shrugged on over the shoulders and buttons, zips, or snaps up the front — or is worn open, with no fasteners at all. During the Crimean War in the 1800s, English general James Thomas Brudenell's troops wore jackets that opened in front, and since he was the 7th Earl of Cardigan, these garments — and future open-front sweaters — were known as cardigans. WORD FAMILYcardigan: cardigans USAGE EXAMPLESTo offset that 11-pound limit, I dressed in layers on travel day: Keds, socks, jeans, a tank top, cardigan, button-down flannel shirt and raincoat. Washington Post(Oct 20, 2016) The silence he left was heavy but comfortable, like a well-worn, prickly cardigan on a bitter morning. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) He was “the boss” in a cardigan sweater, with a gruff mouth and sometimes mismatched socks. New York Times(Nov 23, 2016) n a knitted sweater that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper Hyper jumper, sweater a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body Cardigan (once / 11554 pages) n WORD FAMILY Cardigan: Cardigans USAGE EXAMPLESThere is no sense in wasting his time and the state’s money playing Lord Cardigan leading the Light Brigade against the Russians at Balaclava. Washington Times(Jul 06, 2016) “Make Me Like You” is a springy piece of ’90s-minded cotton candy whose resemblance to the Cardigans’ “Lovefool” has been duly noted. Washington Post(Mar 17, 2016) He’s white and wrapped in a Cuomo Cardigan that a million hip white guys are wearing right now. Salon(Feb 22, 2016) n slightly bowlegged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail Syn|Hyper Cardigan Welsh corgi Welsh corgi, corgi either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head |
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