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corduroy (uncountable)
【名词】指灯芯绒布料，不可数。
Corduroy is a sturdy cotton fabric.
灯芯绒是一种结实的棉织物。
木排路
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
木排路
a road made of logs laid crosswise
Corduroy is a sturdy cotton fabric.
灯芯绒是一种结实的棉织物。
一种厚重织物,通常为棉制,带有纵向棱纹。
A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs.
使用压雪机压实积雪以改善滑雪、单板滑雪和雪地摩托条件的雪面条纹；被广泛认为是良好的滑雪或骑行表面。
A pattern on snow resulting from the use of a snow groomer to pack snow and improve skiing, snowboarding and snowmobile trail conditions. Corduroy is widely regarded as a good surface on which to ski or ride.
The loggers built a corduroy across the swamp so the horses could pull the heavy carts.
伐木工人在沼泽上建了一条木排路，以便马匹能拉动沉重的板车。
This old corduroy, made of logs laid side by side, is still visible in the forest.
这条由原木并排铺成的古老木排路在森林里依然可见。
Next month, the workers will lay a new corduroy over the muddy trail.
下个月，工人们将在这条泥泞的小路上铺设一条新的木排路。
【名词】指灯芯绒布料，不可数。
Corduroy is a sturdy cotton fabric.
灯芯绒是一种结实的棉织物。
【名词】corduroys 以复数形式专指灯芯绒裤子。
He wore a pair of brown corduroys.
他穿了一条棕色灯芯绒裤子。
【形容词】作定语，修饰道路、桥梁等，指用原木横铺排成的。
They marched along the corduroy road.
他们沿着那条木排路行进。
【动词】后接道路作宾语，表示用原木横铺筑路。
The pioneers corduroyed the muddy trail.
拓荒者用原木横铺了那条泥泞的小路。
Not this
He wore a corduroy to the party.
Use this
He wore corduroys to the party.
corduroy 作“灯芯绒裤子”讲时要用复数形式 corduroys（也可说 a pair of corduroys）；a corduroy 通常指一段灯芯绒布，不能表示一条裤子。
Not this
She bought a corduroys jacket.
Use this
She bought a corduroy jacket.
corduroy 作定语修饰名词表示“灯芯绒制的”时是形容词，没有复数变化；应说 corduroy jacket，而不是 corduroys jacket。
Not this
Corduroys are a comfortable fabric.
Use this
Corduroy is a comfortable fabric.
corduroy 作为“灯芯绒布料”是不可数名词，不能用复数；corduroys 只指“灯芯绒裤子”，所以表示布料时谓语也应用单数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
灯芯绒夹克
He wore a warm corduroy jacket in winter.
他冬天穿了一件暖和的灯芯绒夹克。
一条灯芯绒裤子
He has a pair of brown corduroys.
他有一条棕色的灯芯绒裤子。
木排路
The soldiers built a corduroy road across the marsh.
士兵们修了一条穿过沼泽的木排路。
灯芯绒面料
Corduroy fabric is soft and durable.
灯芯绒面料柔软耐用。
用圆木铺路
They corduroyed the muddy trail to make it passable.
他们用圆木铺设了泥泞的小路，使其可以通行。
灯芯绒枕头成了头条新闻。
This classic English pun plays on 'headlines': if your head rests on a corduroy pillow, the fabric's raised lines may leave little lines on your head, which sounds like the news term 'headlines'.
这个经典英语双关利用“headlines”一词：如果头枕在灯芯绒枕头上，灯芯绒凸起的条纹会在头上留下小小的压痕，听起来就像新闻用语“headlines”。
Use corduroy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
灯芯绒表面一条条凸起的棱纹，像用圆木横排铺成的“木排路”（corduroy road），看到cord（绳/棱）就想到那一道道凸条。
语域：formal 常见场景：civil engineering、military engineering、historical road construction 此义项为专业术语，多用于工程或历史文献中，日常口语中比较少见。
这些词都以 -oy 拼写结尾，但按给定的 corduroy 读音 /ˈkɒːdərɒi/，其末尾音为 /rɒi/，与这些词的 /ɔɪ/ 不同，故仅为拼写近似，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.