Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #2773
fabric
织物；布；布料
cloth produced by weaving, felting, knitting, or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- 1.
The physical material of a building.
建筑物的实体材料
- 2.
The framework underlying a structure.
结构的基础框架
- 3.
A material made of fibers; especially, a woven one.
纤维制成的材料；尤指织物
- 4.
The texture of a cloth.
布的质地
- 5.
The appearance of crystalline grains in a rock.
岩石中晶体颗粒的外观
- 6.
The fired clay material of pottery artifacts.
陶器的烧制黏土材料
- 7.
Interconnected nodes that look like a textile fabric when diagrammed.
图示时如织物般的互连节点
建筑物的实体材料；结构的基础框架；纤维制成的材料；尤指织物；布的质地；岩石中晶体颗粒的外观
In use
This cotton fabric is soft and perfect for summer dresses.
The designer chose a patterned fabric for the sofa covers.
Please wash the fabric in cold water to prevent shrinking.
fabric of [sth]
用于比喻社会、组织等的结构。
The fabric of society is changing.
社会的结构正在变化。
[adjective] fabric
常用形容词修饰 fabric，指特定材质或特点。
This cotton fabric is very soft.
这种棉织品非常柔软。
fabric [noun]
fabric 可与名词连用表示相关物品或地点。
She works at a fabric store.
她在一家布料店工作。
Connections
Collocations
- cotton fabric
- 棉织物
- This shirt is made of high-quality cotton fabric.这件衬衫是用高质量的棉织物制成的。
- fabric softener
- 织物柔顺剂
- Add fabric softener to the rinse cycle for softer clothes.在漂洗周期加入织物柔顺剂，衣服会更柔软。
- the fabric of society
- 社会结构
- Crime threatens the fabric of society.犯罪活动威胁社会结构。
- moral fabric
- 道德结构
- Scandals have weakened the moral fabric of the community.丑闻削弱了社区的道德结构。
- fabric of the building
- 建筑结构
- The earthquake damaged the fabric of the building.地震损坏了建筑结构。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
‘fab’像‘发’（纤维），‘ric’像‘砖’（结构元），头发编织成布，砖构成骨架，记住布料和结构两义。
Context & Register
通常指织物时用于日常、时尚、家居等语境；指结构时用于建筑、社会、组织等抽象语境。语域为中性，但在不同义项下略有差异。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.