Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #3307
cloth
布；布料；织物
核心释义
Material made from woven, knitted, or felted fibers, used for making clothes, curtains, and other items.
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织物
A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes, woven fabric specifically.
- 2.
用天然或合成纤维编织、毡制、针织或钩织而成的人造物
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- 3.
桌布
Specifically, a tablecloth, especially as spread before a meal or removed afterwards.
- 4.
特定用途的布料
A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.
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实质
Substance or essence; the whole of something complex.
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外表
Appearance; seeming.
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代表职业或身份的服装
A form of attire that represents a particular profession or status.
一块布；抹布；桌布；实质；本质；外表；表象；职业装；制服
用法In use
She bought a beautiful piece of cloth to make a dress.
用法提示：这里 "cloth" 作为不可数名词，意为“布料”，表示材料。
The table was covered with a red cloth for the party.
用法提示：这里 "cloth" 作为可数名词，意为“一块布”，特指桌布。
This cloth feels very soft and is perfect for winter clothes.
用法提示：这里 "cloth" 作为不可数名词，意为“布料”，描述其特性。
woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC
a piece of cloth
cloth 作为不可数名词，表示布料。
She cut a piece of cloth from the roll.
她从卷上剪下一块布。
made of cloth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cotton cloth
- 棉布
- She bought some soft cotton cloth to make a shirt.她买了一些柔软的棉布来做衬衫。
- wool cloth
- 羊毛织物
- This wool cloth is very warm and comfortable.这种羊毛织物非常保暖舒适。
- piece of cloth
- 一块布
- He used a piece of cloth to clean the window.他用一块布擦窗户。
- cloth bag
- 布袋
- Please put the groceries in a cloth bag instead of plastic.请把杂货放在布袋里而不是塑料袋里。
- cloth cover
- 布套
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想'cloth'与'clothes'（衣服）的关系——衣服由布料制成。
语境与语域Context & Register
中性词，通常用于日常对话、服装制作、手工艺等场合，没有特别的正式或非正式色彩。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine sound matches: moth, broth, froth. Lookalikes with different sounds: clothe, bath, path. The 'oth' ending in cloth is pronounced /ɒθ/ in UK English. Note that 'clothe' has a voiced 'th' and a different vowel (/əʊ/), while 'bath' and 'path' have /ɑː/.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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