| 单词 | pattern |
| 释义 | pattern n. & v. --n 1. a repeated decorative design on wallpaper, cloth, a carpet, etc. 2. a regular or logical form, order, or arrangement of parts (behaviour pattern; the pattern of one's daily life). 3. a model or design, e.g. of a garment, from which copies can be made. 4. an example of excellence; an ideal; a model (a pattern of elegance). 5. a wooden or metal figure from which a mould is made for a casting. 6. a sample (of cloth, wallpaper, etc.). 7. the marks made by shots, bombs, etc. on a target or target area. 8. a random combination of shapes or colours. --vtr. 1. (usu. foll. by after, on) model (a thing) on a design etc. 2. decorate with a pattern. Phrases and idioms pattern bombing bombing over a large area, not on a single target. Etymology: ME patron (see PATRON): differentiated in sense and spelling since the 16th-17th c. |
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