英语词汇“imbricate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

im•bri•cate adj., v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing.
adj.

Buildingoverlapping in sequence, as tiles or shingles on a roof.
Fine Artof, pertaining to, or resembling overlapping tiles, as decoration or drawings.
Biologyoverlapping like tiles, as scales or leaves.
Buildingcharacterized by or as if by overlapping shingles.

v.t., v.i.

Buildingto overlap, as tiles or shingles.

Late Latin imbricātus tiled with imbrices, shaped like such a tile or tiling, equivalent. to imbric- (stem of imbrex) imbrex + -ātus -ate¹
1650–60

im′bri•cate•ly, adv.
im′bri•ca′tive, adj.

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imbricate adj /ˈɪmbrɪkɪt; -ˌkeɪt/imbricated

relating to or having tiles, shingles, or slates that overlap
(of leaves, scales, etc) overlapping each other

vb /ˈɪmbrɪˌkeɪt/

(transitive) to decorate with a repeating pattern resembling scales or overlapping tiles

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin imbricāre to cover with overlapping tiles, from imbrex pantile

ˈimbricately adv ˌimbriˈcation n

单词	imbricate
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 im•bri•cate (adj. im′bri kit, -kāt′;v. im′bri kāt′),USA pronunciation adj., v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. adj. Buildingoverlapping in sequence, as tiles or shingles on a roof. Fine Artof, pertaining to, or resembling overlapping tiles, as decoration or drawings. Biologyoverlapping like tiles, as scales or leaves. Buildingcharacterized by or as if by overlapping shingles. v.t., v.i. Buildingto overlap, as tiles or shingles. Late Latin imbricātus tiled with imbrices, shaped like such a tile or tiling, equivalent. to imbric- (stem of imbrex) imbrex + -ātus -ate¹ 1650–60 im′bri•cate•ly, adv. im′bri•ca′tive, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: imbricate adj /ˈɪmbrɪkɪt; -ˌkeɪt/imbricated relating to or having tiles, shingles, or slates that overlap (of leaves, scales, etc) overlapping each other vb /ˈɪmbrɪˌkeɪt/ (transitive) to decorate with a repeating pattern resembling scales or overlapping tiles Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin imbricāre to cover with overlapping tiles, from imbrex pantile ˈimbricately adv ˌimbriˈcation n
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