Word · Frequency #20587
plait
辫子;发辫;编成的条状物
a braid of hair, straw, or similar material
- 1.
A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
- 2.
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
通过编织或扭转头发形成的发型
- 3.
A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
- 4.
any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
通过将织物折回自身然后压制或缝制成形形成的各种类型的褶皱
褶;褶裥;通过编织或扭转头发形成的发型;通过将织物折回自身然后压制或缝制成形形成的各种类型的褶皱;褶;辫子
In use
She wore her hair in a single plait that hung down her back.
The girl’s grandmother made two tidy plaits before school every morning.
A loose plait is a simple way to keep long hair out of your face while you work.
wear/put one's hair in a plait
plait 作“辫子”讲时是可数名词;若说“两条辫子”,可用复数 plaits。
She wore her hair in a plait.
她把头发编成了一条辫子。
put one's hair into plaits
也可说 wear her hair in plaits;plait 与 braid 同义,英式英语更常用。
The girl put her hair into two plaits.
那个女孩把头发编成了两条辫子。
make a plait in sth
此义指布料、衣物上的褶裥,与 pleat 同义。
Connections
Collocations
- a plait of hair
- 一条发辫
- She pinned a plait of hair around her head.她把一条发辫盘在头上。
- wear a plait
- 梳一条辫子
- Most of the dancers wore a plait or a bun.大多数舞者梳着辫子或发髻。
- tie in a plait
- 扎成辫子
- She tied her hair in a plait.她把头发扎成一条辫子。
- box plait
- 箱形褶裥
- The traditional kilt has box plaits.传统的苏格兰短裙有箱形褶裥。
- straw plait
- 草编辫带
- The milliner soaked the straw plait before shaping it.那位制帽师在塑形前把草编辫带浸湿。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音同“plate”(盘子),但指辫子或褶,想象把头发编成扁平如盘状的辫子。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:hair styling、sewing and tailoring 这个名词主要有两个用法:指‘辫子、发辫’时多用于谈论头发,英式英语中比较常见,美式英语更常说braid;指‘褶裥、褶皱’时主要用于缝纫或服装领域。整体语气偏中性,但在不同地区和场景下会有自然度差异,建议先判断语境再选择。
Grammar Note
名词读音为 /pleɪt/,不是 /plæt/;复数直接加 -s。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都含 /eɪt/ 音,与 plait /pleɪt/ 押韵;拼写对应为 -ait(wait)、-ate(plate)、-aight(straight)、-eight(weight、eight)、-eat(great)。注意不要被拼写误导:plaid /plæd/ 和 said /sed/ 虽有 ai,但读音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,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。
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