Word · Frequency #20587
plait
编;编成辫子;编织
to braid or interlace strands; to make something by braiding
- 1.
To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat
- 2.
To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid
- 3.
make by braiding or interlacing
通过编织或交错制作
折叠;打褶;通过编织或交错制作;打褶;编织;把...编成辫
In use
She plaited her daughter's hair before school.
He carefully plaits the three strands of rope into a strong cord.
She was plaiting her long hair when the phone rang.
plait something
plait 作动词表示把多股头发或材料编在一起,后接被编的头发或材料作宾语。
She plaited her hair before school.
她上学前把头发编成了辫子。
plait something into something
这个结构表示“把……编成……”,强调编成的成品。
They plaited straw into a hat.
他们把稻草编成了一顶帽子。
plait something with something
She plaited the ribbon with a golden thread.
Connections
Collocations
- plait one's hair
- 编头发
- She plaits her hair every morning.她每天早上编头发。
- plait a rope
- 编绳子
- The sailor plaited a rope from old cords.水手用旧绳索编了一根绳子。
- plait a basket
- 编织篮子
- He learned to plait a basket from reeds.他学会了用芦苇编篮子。
- plaited leather
- 编织皮革
- The belt was made of plaited leather.这条腰带是用编织皮革做的。
- plait ribbons
- 编织缎带
- She plaited ribbons into her daughter's hair.她把缎带编进女儿的头发里。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
plait 音同 plate(盘子),把多股头发像编藤盘一样交错编成辫子。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:hairdressing、sewing/textile、formal or literary writing plait 作为动词时,多用于书面语或较正式的场合,常见于编发(辫子)和布料打褶的具体说明中;在日常口语中,表达‘编辫子’通常直接用 braid,表达‘打褶’常用 pleat。使用本词时,建议先判断语境是否正式或专业,避免在随意对话中显得生硬。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 plait 押 /eɪt/ 韵的词有 plate、wait、bait、late、great。注意拼写不同:-ait(wait、bait)、-ate(plate、late)、-eat(great)。另外注意 plaid /plæd/ 是形近词,但发音和 plait 不同,不押韵。
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
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