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chintz [noun]
chintz 可作定语修饰名词，表示“印花棉布的”。
She bought chintz curtains for the living room.
她为客厅买了印花棉布窗帘。
印花棉布；摩擦轧光印花棉布
chintzes — plural of chintz
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印花棉布；摩擦轧光印花棉布
a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric
She bought chintz curtains for the living room.
她为客厅买了印花棉布窗帘。
一种有印花或染色的印花布,原产于印度,以其色彩鲜艳的图案闻名
A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs.
She bought some blue chintz to make new curtains for the living room.
她买了一些蓝色印花棉布，准备给客厅做新窗帘。
The antique armchairs were upholstered in floral chintz.
那些古董扶手椅用花卉印花棉布做了软包。
These colorful chintzes are popular for light summer dresses.
这些色彩鲜艳的印花棉布很流行用来做轻便的夏装。
chintz 可作定语修饰名词，表示“印花棉布的”。
She bought chintz curtains for the living room.
她为客厅买了印花棉布窗帘。
用 be made of 说明成品由这种布料制成。
The cushions are made of chintz.
这些靠垫是印花棉布做的。
chintz 通常为不可数名词，需用量词 a piece of 表示“一块”。
I need a piece of chintz to cover the chair.
我需要一块印花棉布来罩椅子。
Not this
The decoration looks a bit chintz.
Use this
The decoration looks a bit chintzy.
chintz 是名词，意为“印花棉布”；表示“俗气廉价的”要用形容词 chintzy。把名词误用作形容词属于词性混淆，改用形容词后句子才成立。
Not this
The chintz's curtains match the sofa.
Use this
The chintz curtains match the sofa.
英语中名词可直接作定语修饰另一名词，用单数原形，不需要所有格。汉语的“的”不等于英语的 's；要表示“印花棉布的窗帘”，应说 chintz curtains。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
印花棉布窗帘
She chose chintz curtains for the cozy living room.
她为舒适的客厅挑选了印花棉布窗帘。
花卉印花棉布
The armchair was upholstered in floral chintz.
扶手椅用花卉印花棉布包覆。
印花棉布沙发
A chintz sofa gives the room a classic English look.
印花棉布沙发让房间呈现出经典的英式风格。
印花棉布面料
The dress was made from a light chintz fabric.
这件连衣裙是用轻薄的印花棉布面料做的。
印花棉布软包
The dining chairs have traditional chintz upholstery.
这些餐椅配有传统的印花棉布软包。
印花棉布图案
She loves the delicate chintz pattern on these cushions.
她喜欢这些靠垫上精致的印花棉布图案。
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chintz 拼写中 z 像布面的光泽，印满花又有光泽的棉布，就是 chintz（印花棉布）。
语域：neutral 常见场景：家居装饰、纺织品与窗帘 chintz 是纺织和家居用语，通常指有光泽的印花棉布，多用于描述窗帘、沙发罩等；在日常描述和商品介绍中都比较常见，正式或随意的倾向不明显。
Genuine rhymes: 'hints', 'prints', 'mints', 'flints', 'glints', and 'tints' all end in /ɪnts/, matching 'chintz'. Note that 'chintz' is spelled with 'tz' but pronounced like 'ts'; don't let the spelling mislead you. 'Chintzy' (/ˈtʃɪntsi/) looks related but has an extra /i/ sound and is not a rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.