Word · Frequency #13350
pleat
打褶；给…打褶
To fold or form fabric or a garment into regular pleats or gathers.
- 1.
To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.
- 2.
To plait.
- 3.
pleat or gather into a ruffle
打褶或聚集成褶边
- 4.
fold into pleats,
折叠成褶
把…编成辫子；编结；打褶或聚集成褶边；折叠成褶；打褶；把...编成辫
In use
She pleated the skirt to give it more volume.
I am pleating the fabric to create a ruffle.
The tailor pleats the trousers carefully.
Pleat the cloth
pleat sth
及物用法，宾语为布料或衣物，表示给……打褶。
She pleated the fabric before sewing the skirt.
她在缝裙子前把布料打了褶。
pleat sth into sth
用 into 引出打褶后形成的形状，如 ruffle、fan 等。
The tailor pleated the cloth into a ruffle.
裁缝把布料打褶成一条荷叶边。
be pleated
被动语态常用来描述衣物的静态特征，说明某处有褶。
Connections
Collocations
- pleat the fabric
- 给布料打褶
- Before sewing the curtain, she pleated the fabric by hand.缝窗帘前，她用手给布料打了褶。
- pleated skirt
- 百褶裙
- She wore a pleated skirt to the interview.她穿着一条百褶裙去参加面试。
- pleated at the waist
- 腰部打褶的
- The dress is pleated at the waist for a better fit.这条连衣裙腰部打褶，更合身。
- pleat the edge
- 把边缘打褶
- She pleated the edge of the fabric to make a ruffle.她把布料边缘打褶，做成了褶边。
Synonyms
- fold
- 折叠 · 通用词，可指任意折叠，未必是整齐、缝制的褶裥；意思比 pleat 宽泛。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pleat 里有 eat（吃），想象吃太饱时裤腰要打褶放宽，记住 pleat 是给衣服打褶。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：sewing、garment making、clothing descriptions 该词多用于缝纫、服装制作或衣物描述中，属于比较常见的专业动词；在日常口语中一般不单独出现，更常见于书面说明或操作指南。正式与日常语境均可接受，但整体偏书面。
Grammar Note
常用于描述衣物的褶皱或褶边制作
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with 'pleat': they share the /iː/ + /t/ sound. Note that -ea can be pronounced in different ways, so don't judge by spelling: 'great' (/ɡreɪt/) and 'sweat' (/swet/) do not rhyme. Also, 'plea' (/pliː/) drops the final /t/, and 'pleasant' (/ˈplɛzənt/) has a short /e/.
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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