fabric

英 [ˈfæbrɪk]

美 [ˈfæbrɪk]

n. 织物; 布料; (社会、机构等的)结构; (建筑物的)结构(如墙、地面、屋顶)

复数：fabrics　

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同义词辨析

textile cloth fabric material【导航词义：纺织品】

textilen. 纺织品

〔辨析〕

指工业化大批生产的织物，尤用于制作服装。

〔例证〕

a textile mill
纺织厂
cotton/woolen textile
棉/毛织品
Our designers have created a new textile.
我们的设计人员创造出了一种新织物。
Gytha studies at the textile institute.
吉莎在纺织学院学习。
He has been in the textile business for many years.
他做纺织品生意很多年了。

clothn. 布，布料

〔辨析〕

普通用词，指用于制作服装的料子。

〔例证〕

Cloth is usually sold by the yard.
布通常是按码卖的。
Cotton cloth is made in a cotton mill.
棉布是由棉纺厂生产的。
This cloth has a pattern of red and blue squares.
这种布有红蓝格子的图案。

fabricn. 织物，布料

〔辨析〕

尤指用于制作服装、窗帘、家具覆盖物等的织物。

〔例证〕

I don't like the pattern on the fabric.
我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。
This fabric is colour fast and wrinkle resistant.
这种纺织面料不掉色，不起皱。
I'd like to make a suit out of this woolen fabric.
我想用这种毛料做套衣服。

materialn. 布，布料

〔辨析〕

与 fabric 同义，可换用，常称为料子。

〔例证〕

For tracksuits you need stretchy material/fabric.
做田径服需要用有弹性的料子。
Is the material/fabric single width or double width?
这料子是单幅的还是双幅的？
She covered the cushion with new material/fabric.
她给靠垫蒙上了新的料子。

牛津词典

noun

织物；布料
material made by weaving wool, cotton, silk, etc., used for making clothes, curtains, etc. and for covering furniture
1. cotton fabric
  棉织物
2. furnishing fabrics
  室内装饰织品
（社会、机构等的）结构
the basic structure of a society, an organization, etc. that enables it to function successfully
1. a trend which threatens the very fabric of society
  威胁社会基本结构的趋势
（建筑物的）结构（如墙、地面、屋顶）
the basic structure of a building, such as the walls, floor and roof

柯林斯词典

N-MASS 织物;布料
Fabricis cloth or other material produced by weaving together cotton, nylon, wool, silk, or other threads. Fabrics are used for making things such as clothes, curtains, and sheets.
1. ...small squares of red cotton fabric...
  小块方形红棉布
2. Whatever your colour scheme, there's a fabric to match.
  无论什么样的色彩图案，都有与之相配的织物。
N-SING (社会或体系的)基本结构
Thefabricof a society or system is its basic structure, with all the customs and beliefs that make it work successfully.
1. The fabric of society has been deeply damaged by the previous regime...
  社会结构已遭到上届政府极大的破坏。
2. Years of civil war have wrecked the country's infrastructure and destroyed its social fabric.
  经年内战已破坏了国家的基础设施，摧毁了其社会结构。
N-SING (建筑的)结构，构造
Thefabricof a building is its walls, roof, and the materials with which it is built.
1. Condensation will eventually cause the fabric of the building to rot away.
  冷凝作用将最终使建筑结构腐朽掉。

英英释义

noun

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
1. the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent
2. woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC
3. she measured off enough material for a dress
Synonym:clothmaterialtextile
the underlying structure
1. providing a factual framework for future research
2. it is part of the fabric of society
Synonym:framework

双语例句

The fabric of society has been deeply damaged by the previous regime
社会结构已遭到上届政府极大的破坏。
Condensation will eventually cause the fabric of the building to rot away.
冷凝作用将最终使建筑结构腐朽掉。
Never dry underwear over direct heat; it will weaken the fabric.
不要直接加热烘干内衣，那样会损坏布料。
They propagated political doctrines which promised to tear apart the fabric of British society.
他们鼓吹能颠覆英国社会结构的政治学说。
The pattern and colour of this fabric are in good taste.
这种料子的颜色和花样很大方。
Using a fabric conditioner will make clothes easier to handle and iron.
使用织物柔顺剂会使衣服打理、熨烫起来更为容易。
He noticed that fabric was tearing away from the plane's wing
他注意到机翼在一块一块地断裂。
Tie it with fabric bows that co-ordinate with other furnishings
系上与其他装饰相配的布质蝴蝶结。
The worst sign of age was in the fabric which looked decidedly ancient.
岁月最无情的痕迹留在了那块看起来明显很古老的织物上。
The whole fabric of society was changed by the war.
战争改变了整个社会的结构。