wipe one's mouth with a napkin
表示用某物擦拭身体部位时,用 with 引出工具。
She wiped her mouth with a napkin.
她用一张餐巾擦了擦嘴。
餐巾
napkins — plural of napkin
餐巾;用餐时擦嘴和手用的布或纸,通常为长方形。;一小块餐桌用亚麻布,用于擦嘴并覆盖膝盖以保护衣物;基督徒妇女进教堂时戴在头上的小围巾,以示谦逊。;由折叠布料制成的衣物,穿在婴儿腿间并系在腰部,用于接住排泄物;餐巾纸
napkin
餐巾;用餐时擦嘴和手用的布或纸,通常为长方形。
A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.
一小块餐桌用亚麻布,用于擦嘴并覆盖膝盖以保护衣物
a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
基督徒妇女进教堂时戴在头上的小围巾,以示谦逊。
A small scarf worn on the head by Christian women (chiefly Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox) when entering a church, as a token of modesty.
由折叠布料制成的衣物,穿在婴儿腿间并系在腰部,用于接住排泄物
garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
She unfolded her napkin and placed it on her lap before the meal.
她用餐前打开餐巾,放在膝盖上。
用法提示:napkin 作名词,指用餐时用来擦嘴或保护衣服的餐巾。
He wiped his mouth with a paper napkin after eating the sandwich.
他吃完三明治后,用一张纸餐巾擦了擦嘴。
用法提示:napkin 作名词,这里指纸餐巾。
Please fold the napkins and put them beside each plate for the guests.
请把餐巾叠好,放在每位客人的盘子旁边。
用法提示:napkins 是 napkin 的复数形式,作名词,指餐桌上的餐巾。
表示用某物擦拭身体部位时,用 with 引出工具。
She wiped her mouth with a napkin.
她用一张餐巾擦了擦嘴。
paper napkin 是名词作定语,指纸制的餐巾。
We bought some paper napkins for the picnic.
我们为野餐买了一些纸餐巾。
这是餐桌礼仪,表示将餐巾铺在膝上以保护衣物。
Put a napkin on your lap before eating.
吃饭前把餐巾放在你的腿上。
serviette 是英式英语的常用词,美式英语中更常用 napkin;两者可互换,但 serviette 在正式场合或英式语境中更常见。
grammar · medium
易错句子Could you give me a paper napkin? I need napkin.
正确表达Could you give me a paper napkin? I need a napkin.
napkin 是可数名词,单数形式前需要加冠词 a/an;中文没有冠词,所以容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子He wiped his mouth by a napkin.
正确表达He wiped his mouth with a napkin.
表示“用某工具或物品”时英语用 with,不用 by;by 后面通常接动作执行者或方式。
grammar · medium
易错句子She asked for two napkin.
正确表达She asked for two napkins.
napkin 是可数名词,表示复数概念时要加 -s;中文名词没有复数形式,因此容易漏掉。
tissue 指日常用的纸巾,用于擦手、擤鼻涕等;napkin 是餐桌上使用的餐巾,与用餐场景相关,不用于日常擦除。
serviette 与 napkin 同义,但 serviette 主要用于英式英语,napkin 在美式英语中更常见;需注意地区用词差异。
towel 指用于擦干身体或器物的毛巾,面积较大;napkin 是餐桌上保护衣物和擦嘴的小布巾,两者尺寸和用途不同。
布餐巾
The restaurant sets the table with cloth napkins.
那家餐厅用布餐巾布置餐桌。
纸餐巾
He grabbed a paper napkin to wipe his hands.
他抓起一张纸餐巾擦手。
餐巾环
The silver napkin rings were passed down from his grandmother.
这些银餐巾环是他祖母传下来的。
餐巾盒
She put the napkin holder on the kitchen table.
她把餐巾盒放在厨房桌上。
餐桌餐巾
A table napkin should be placed on your lap.
餐桌餐巾应该放在膝盖上。
折叠餐巾
He learned how to fold a napkin into a swan.
他学会了把餐巾折成天鹅。
nap-(源自法语 nappe,义为“桌布”)+ -kin(小称后缀);同后缀词:lambkin(小羊羔)、manikin(侏儒/人体模型)
餐具之一,常在摆放餐巾的餐桌上配套使用。
餐巾与盘子同属餐桌摆设的基本用品。
用餐时杯具与餐巾一同出现在餐桌上。
餐巾和桌布都是餐桌上的布类织物,用于保持清洁。
摆放餐具时通常也会准备餐巾,属于正式用餐场景的常见搭配。
粗略的;非正式的;初步的
Let me do a back-of-the-napkin calculation and we'll work out the details later.
让我先做一个粗略的估算,细节我们稍后再说。
餐桌外交;非正式的外交会谈
The two leaders resolved the dispute through napkin diplomacy during the informal dinner.
两位领导人在非正式晚宴期间通过餐桌外交解决了争端。
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