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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。
辫子；发辫；编成的条状物
plaits — plural of plait
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
辫子；发辫；编成的条状物
a braid of hair, straw, or similar material
She wore her hair in a plait.
她把头发编成了一条辫子。
A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
通过编织或扭转头发形成的发型
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
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
any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
She wore her hair in a single plait that hung down her back.
她把头发编成一条辫子，垂在背后。
The girl’s grandmother made two tidy plaits before school every morning.
每天早晨上学前，女孩的祖母都会给她编两条整齐的辫子。
A loose plait is a simple way to keep long hair out of your face while you work.
松散的辫子是工作时让长发不遮脸的一种简单方法。
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。
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。
此义指布料、衣物上的褶裥，与 pleat 同义。
Make a plait in the cloth and iron it flat.
在布料上打一个褶，然后把它熨平。
Not this
She wore her hair in two long plait.
Use this
She wore her hair in two long plaits.
plait 是可数名词，指具体的辫子。数量词 two 后应使用复数形式 plaits，不能保留单数。汉语名词没有复数变化，因此学习者容易漏掉 -s。
Not this
She tied her hair into plait.
Use this
She tied her hair into a plait.
plait 是单数可数名词，前面需要加不定冠词 a/an。表示“编成一条辫子”要说 into a plait，不能裸用单数名词。
Not this
She has a long plate in her hair.
Use this
She has a long plait in her hair.
plait 与 plate 读音相近（/pleɪt/），但含义不同：plait 指辫子，plate 指盘子、板。表示发型时必须拼写为 plait。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一条发辫
She pinned a plait of hair around her head.
她把一条发辫盘在头上。
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。
扎成辫子
She tied her hair in a plait.
她把头发扎成一条辫子。
箱形褶裥
The traditional kilt has box plaits.
传统的苏格兰短裙有箱形褶裥。
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。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
Use plaits naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
名词读音为 /pleɪt/，不是 /plæt/；复数直接加 -s。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.