Word · Frequency #15784
braids
辫子；发辫
braids is the plural of braid.
a hairstyle made by braiding or twisting the hair
- 1.
A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration.
- 2.
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
通过编织或扭转头发形成的发型
- 3.
A stranded wire composed of a number of smaller wires twisted together.
- 4.
trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
用于装饰衣服或窗帘的饰边
- 5.
A tubular sheath made of braided strands of metal placed around a central cable for shielding against electromagnetic interference.
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Given two sets of n points on corresponding positions on two parallel lines, a braid is a unique set of crossings (over or under) between n strands that connect each point on one line to a point on the other line such that all points represent the terminus of one and only one strand and the traversal of any strand from a starting point to an ending point never moves further away from the from the ending point.
饰带；装饰带；镶边；编织带；编织绳；绞合线；多股绞线；屏蔽编织层；编织屏蔽套；辫子（数学概念）
In use
She always wears her hair in a single long braid.
He watched the girl practice making a braid in her hair.
The child's hair was pulled back into two neat braids.
have one's hair in braids
braid 作名词表示“辫子”时常用复数 braids；表示“把头发编成辫子”可说 have one's hair in braids。
The dancer had her hair in braids.
那位舞者把头发编成了辫子。
a braid of [material]
a braid of 后接具体材料（如头发、丝线、蒜等），指由多股编或扭成的带状物。
She bought a braid of garlic at the market.
她在市场买了一串编成辫子的大蒜。
decorate sth with braid
表示“饰带、镶边”时 braid 通常为不可数名词，不加 a/an。
Connections
Collocations
- French braid
- 法式辫
- She learned how to do a French braid from a video.她从视频里学会了怎么编法式辫。
- wear your hair in a braid
- 把头发扎成辫子
- She usually wears her hair in a braid when she works out.她锻炼时通常把头发扎成辫子。
- a braid of hair
- 一条辫子
- He gently pulled on her long braid of hair.他轻轻拉了一下她长长的辫子。
- gold braid
- 金色饰带
- The captain's uniform was decorated with gold braid.上尉的制服上装饰着金色饰带。
- a braid of garlic
- 一辫大蒜
- She hung a braid of garlic by the kitchen door.她在厨房门边挂了一辫大蒜。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象三股头发（strand）交错编成一条辫子，braid 的字母 i 就是中间那根被左右股线穿过；看到 raid 记住‘辫子经得住拉扯’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：hair styling、sewing and textile decoration 作为名词，braid 通常指发辫，多用于发型和日常生活语境；也指服装或窗帘的饰带，常见于缝纫、裁缝或家居装饰语境。整体语域中性，正式和口语场合均可用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /eɪd/ 音结尾，与 braid (/breɪd/) 押韵。maid、paid、laid 和 raid 与 braid 共享拼写片段 -aid；grade 和 made 发音押韵但拼写不同。注意形近词：bread 和 said 不押韵（分别读 /bred/ 和 /sed/）。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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