tapestry

英 [ˈtæpəstri]

美 [ˈtæpəstri]

n.  壁毯; 挂毯; 织锦; 绣帷
vt.  用挂毯装饰; 在一块挂毯中制织出或描绘; 罩上绣花罩毯

复数：tapestries　过去式：tapestried　过去分词：tapestried　

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Collins.1 / BNC.10140 / COCA.10311

牛津词典

noun

• 壁毯；挂毯；织锦；绣帷
  a picture or pattern that is made by weaving coloured wool onto heavy cloth; the art of doing this
  1. medieval tapestries
     中世纪的壁毯
  2. tapestry cushions
     织锦沙发靠背垫
  3. crafts such as embroidery and tapestry
     诸如刺绣和织锦之类的手工艺

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 挂毯;壁毯;织锦;花毯
  Atapestryis a large piece of heavy cloth with a picture sewn on it using coloured threads.
  1. The seats of the chairs had been recovered in tapestry...
     椅座上又铺回了花毯。
  2. He sat on a tapestry cushion next to the hearth...
     他坐在壁炉边上的一块绣花软垫上。
  3. On the opposite wall is a large tapestry.
     对面的墙上挂着一块大壁毯。
• N-COUNT 各式各样的人(或物)
  You can refer to something as atapestrywhen it is made up of many varied types of people or things.
  1. Hedgerows and meadows are thick with a tapestry of wild flowers.
     灌木树篱和草地中开满了五彩缤纷的野花。
  2. ...Chicago's political tapestry.
     芝加哥政坛的丰富多彩

英英释义

noun

• a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs
  Synonym:arras
• a heavy textile with a woven design
  Synonym:tapis
• something that resembles a tapestry in its complex pictorial designs
  1. the tapestry of European history

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