| 词汇 | napkin |
| 释义 | napkin noun[ C ] uk /ˈnæp.kɪn/ us /ˈnæp.kɪn/(UK alsoserviette) B2 a small square piece of cloth or paper, used while you are eating to protect your clothes or to clean your mouth or fingers餐巾；餐巾纸 Pgiam/E+/GettyImages Table linen & accessories centrepiece creamer cruet doily linen manchester mat napkin ring pepper pot salt cellar salt shaker serviette table linen table mat tablecloth napkin | American Dictionarynapkin noun[ C ] us/ˈnæp·kɪn/(CdnBrserviette) a piece of cloth or paper used at meals to protect your clothes and to clean your lips or fingers Examples of napkinnapkin They were immediately familiar with the proper use of utensils, napkins and condiments. A long, folded napkin on the right sight of the table was provided during the meal. The baby has diarrhoea, and they settle on its lips, or visit its napkin, which is tossed aside. Dody was using a napkin to clean her nostrils - twisting the corner of the napkin and inserting it into her nostril, turning it several times and then pulling it out. A lace napkin, edged with pearls, perches precariously on top of a black wig, while on his feet he wears a pair of fluffy pink slippers. Beppo takes a fresh napkin, and starts to dry his own face. Linen tablecloths and napkins have been withdrawn as a measure of economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It concerns someone who played for safety first and buried his talent in a napkin. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Today the consumer is sensible enough not to need to be patronised, led, and kept in napkins for the rest of his life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Babies' bottles are not chargeable, nor are babies' napkins, and it is napkins that really should be classified with dusting powder. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There were dirty plates and cups everywhere, napkins all over the floor and the staff seemed to be inexperienced students. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wondered what that was for because the place provided no table cloths or napkins; indeed, there was not even a carpet to clean. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There were two babies with rickets clothed in cotton frocks, cotton vests and dilapidated napkins, no more than discoloured cotton rags. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When they get home and sit down to tea we see to it that they have a table napkin to instruct them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am glad to say that the coupon rate for babies' napkins has recently been reduced from 12 to 9 per dozen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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