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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。
织物；布；布料
fabrics — plural of fabric
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
织物；布；布料
cloth produced by weaving, felting, knitting, or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
The fabric of society is changing.
社会的结构正在变化。
建筑物的实体材料
The physical material of a building.
结构的基础框架
The framework underlying a structure.
纤维制成的材料；尤指织物
A material made of fibers; especially, a woven one.
布的质地
The texture of a cloth.
This cotton fabric is soft and perfect for summer dresses.
这种棉质布料很柔软，非常适合做夏天的连衣裙。
The designer chose a patterned fabric for the sofa covers.
设计师为沙发套选了一种带图案的布料。
Please wash the fabric in cold water to prevent shrinking.
请用冷水洗这种布料以防缩水。
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。
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 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。
Not this
I need to buy a fabric for my new curtains.
Use this
I need to buy fabric for my new curtains.
在表示材料‘布料’时，fabric 通常为不可数名词，不加不定冠词。需特别注意，只有当指特定种类或类型时，fabric 才可作可数名词，如 'a soft fabric'。
Not this
The fabric in the building is very old.
Use this
The fabric of the building is very old.
在表示‘结构、构造’时，fabric 后常跟介词 of，而不是 in。fabric 的这种用法是固定搭配，表示某物的基本结构。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
社会结构
Crime threatens the fabric of society.
犯罪活动威胁社会结构。
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。
建筑结构
The earthquake damaged the fabric of the building.
地震损坏了建筑结构。
社会结构；社会的基本框架
Education is essential to the fabric of society.
教育对社会结构至关重要。
故事的脉络或结构
The author skillfully weaves multiple characters into the fabric of the story.
作者巧妙地将多个角色编织进故事的脉络中。
编造的谎言体系
His entire testimony was a fabric of lies.
他的整个证词都是一套编造的谎言。
Use fabrics naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
‘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。
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。
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.