单词 | striate |
释义 | striate (once / 7078 pages) adjv If a field is plowed into furrows, it's striated––or, technically, it's marked with striae, which are stripes or grooves. When you see striate, think of stripes. When you draw a row of stripes in clay with the tines of a fork, you're striating it. A striated rock surface might show evidence of the movement of glaciers thousands of years ago. Striated muscle has a striped appearance. WORD FAMILYstriate: striated, striates, striating, striation+/stria: striae, striate/striation: striations USAGE EXAMPLESAn accent wall in a beige striated wallpaper adds texture. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) “I just don’t like this striating of our culture,” she said. New York Times(Nov 13, 2016) The other is Heath, who is more — how to put it? — striated and creviced. New York Times(Oct 28, 2016) 1adj marked with stria or striations 2v mark with striae or striations Hyper mark make or leave a mark on |
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