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be made of damask
damask 作名词指花缎，通常不可数；be made of 后接材料。
The tablecloth is made of damask.
这块桌布是花缎做的。
花缎；织花台布
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
花缎；织花台布
a table linen made of linen with a woven pattern
The tablecloth is made of damask.
这块桌布是花缎做的。
An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.
用亚麻制成的带有大马士革图案的桌布
a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern
Linen so woven that a pattern is produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of colour.
一种亚麻、棉、丝或羊毛织物,具有可逆图案
a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it
The banquet hall was decorated with white damask tablecloths.
宴会厅里装饰着白色花缎桌布。
She bought a roll of red damask to make curtains.
她买了一卷红色花缎来做窗帘。
The palace walls were covered in silk damask.
宫殿的墙壁上覆着丝绸花缎。
damask 作名词指花缎，通常不可数；be made of 后接材料。
The tablecloth is made of damask.
这块桌布是花缎做的。
damask 作定语修饰名词时表示‘花缎制的’，例如 damask tablecloth、damask napkin。
She chose damask curtains for the living room.
她为客厅选了花缎窗帘。
damask 作及物动词表示‘在…上织出花纹’，后接宾语和 with 引导的图案。
The artisan damasked the copper tray with intricate patterns.
工匠用繁复的图案在铜盘上织出花纹。
Not this
She damasked flowers on the cloth.
Use this
She damasked the cloth with flowers.
damask 作动词时是及物动词，宾语应是织物或布料，花纹要用 with 引出；不能按汉语“在布上织花”把花纹直接当宾语。
Not this
I like the damask's pattern.
Use this
I like the damask pattern.
damask 作定语修饰名词时直接用名词原形，不加所有格符号；damask pattern 是自然的名词短语，等于 the pattern of damask。
Not this
The curtains are made of a damask.
Use this
The curtains are made of damask.
damask 表示“花缎”这种布料时为物质名词，不可数，前面不加 a；表示材料时用零冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
花缎桌布
The table was set with a damask tablecloth.
桌上铺着一块花缎桌布。
花缎花纹
The cushion cover has a delicate damask pattern.
这个靠垫套上有精致的花缎花纹。
大马士革玫瑰
Her perfume is made from damask roses.
她的香水由大马士革玫瑰制成。
织花丝绸
She wore a damask silk dress.
她穿了一条织花丝绸连衣裙。
我见过红白相间、花缎般的玫瑰，但在她的脸颊上却见不到这样的玫瑰。
In Sonnet 130, Shakespeare uses 'damasked' to describe roses with a rich red-and-white pattern, contrasting them with his mistress's dark features.
在《十四行诗》第130首中，莎士比亚用 damasked 形容玫瑰花红白相间的华丽花纹，与情妇的深色容颜形成对照。
她从不说出她的爱，却让隐藏像花蕾中的蛀虫，侵蚀她花缎般的脸颊。
In Twelfth Night, 'damask cheek' describes a rose-red, delicate complexion.
在《第十二夜》中，damask cheek 形容玫瑰般红润娇嫩的面容。
Use damask naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
damask 音近“大马士革”，想象大马士革织锦上的花缎纹样，既记发音又记花缎、淡红色之意。
语域：mixed 常见场景：textiles and fabric patterns、interior decoration and upholstery、formal dining table linens damask 的语域比较混合：作为面料或装潢术语时通常用于指花缎或织花台布，多出现在织物、室内装潢和正式餐桌布草等场景，属于较正式的书面用词；日常口语中较少见。作形容词修饰织物或花纹、作动词表示织出花纹时，也以专门或书面语境为主，另有“淡红色”的义项，同样偏向书面表达。
名词复数形式为 damasks；动词第三人称单数 damasks，现在分词 damasking，过去式和过去分词均为 damasked。
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