| 词汇 | velvet |
| 释义 | velvet noun[ U ] uk /ˈvel.vɪt/ us /ˈvel.vɪt/ C2 a cloth usually made from silk or cotton with a thick, soft surface: 丝绒；平绒；天鹅绒 Her skin was as soft as velvet.她的皮肤柔滑得像天鹅绒一样。 cygnusX/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Textiles made from natural fibres bamboo bombazine burlap calico cambric dimity distaff faille felt fishnet muslin nankeen needlecord netting oilskin shearling terry ticking towelling tulle velvet adjective uk /ˈvel.vɪt/ us /ˈvel.vət/ velvetadjective (CLOTH)made of velvet: 天鹅绒制的；天鹅绒的 a velvet dress丝绒长裙 velvet curtains/cushions天鹅绒窗帘／坐垫 Soft and fluffy anneal as smooth as silk/a baby's bottomidiom billowy cottony feathery frothily frothy gauzy lathery limp silky soften softener softness soggily spongy supersoft ultra-soft velvety workable velvetadjective (QUALITY)literary(alsovelvety) Something that is velvety has a beautiful soft, smooth quality or appearance, usually something dark or deep: 柔软光滑的；天鹅绒般的（通常为暗色的） under a wonderful velvet sky在天鹅绒般的美丽天空下 His velvety brown eyes had been his passport to fame.他那双温柔深邃的棕色眼睛帮助他一路成名。 Soft and fluffy anneal as smooth as silk/a baby's bottomidiom billowy cottony feathery frothily frothy gauzy lathery limp silky soften softener softness soggily spongy supersoft ultra-soft velvety workable velvet | American Dictionaryvelvet noun[ U ] us/ˈvel·vɪt/ a cloth with a soft, furry surface Examples of velvetvelvet Colourful velvets for the outer case began to appear in the early nineteenth century. Courtiers played their parts in carefully selected clothes; jewelled hats, white satins, tawny velvets, orange taffetas. Perhaps more understandable is the impulse to dress her not in the white cloth of gold but the spectacular velvets more usual to male monarchs on that day. We want the velvet-glove treatment with our own work; therefore, we may well remain politic about others' practical work in the meantime. The manic pace and utter disbelief of the velvet revolution has subsided. The materials and finish give it the impression of a ballroom: velvet on the rear wall, red wall surfaces. The velvet cloth is a near perfect black, but more expensive and less readily available than the other materials. His adoption of blues and lavenders, his use of satin and velvet, also recall the great late eighteenth-century fops. A black velvet mat was placed on a table in a darkened room and illuminated with a table lamp placed at 40cm from the mat. The lid was similarly fitted though sometimes the velvet did intrude on the surface of the underside. In the darkness, we padded across the dank, wet velvet floor and out through the kitchen wall into a street whose hollow buildings leaned outwards. One, black velvet, was outstanding in all ranges, its reflectance being almost zero. A black velvet cur tain was draped around the experimental setup in order to provide optimal contrast. One might dress them in velvet, if so desired; but would that there be men in the story, and that all such works emanate from a wrenching cry of humanity. Import licences are not being issued at present for cotton piece goods other than sateens, velvets and velveteens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of velvet 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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