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a swatch of [material]
swatch 尤指布料的小样；a swatch of 后接具体的材质或布料名称。
She examined a swatch of silk.
她查看了一块丝绸样品。
样品；布样
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样品；布样
a small piece of cloth used as a sample of a fabric
She examined a swatch of silk.
她查看了一块丝绸样品。
(布料的)样品,小样。
A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth or a similar material.
一叠装订在一起的样品。
A selection of such samples bound together.
一团,一块。
A clump or portion of something.
示范,例子,证明。
A demonstration, an example, a proof.
She picked up a few fabric swatches to compare the colors at home.
她拿了几块布料样品回家比较颜色。
The designer asked for a swatch of the new silk before ordering the full roll.
设计师在订购整卷丝绸之前要了一块新丝绸的样品。
The tailor attached a swatch of the suit material to the invoice.
裁缝在发票上附了一块西装面料的样品。
swatch 尤指布料的小样；a swatch of 后接具体的材质或布料名称。
She examined a swatch of silk.
她查看了一块丝绸样品。
swatch 可放在另一个名词之后构成复合名词，如 fabric swatch、color swatch，表示某种材料或颜色的小样。
The designer asked for a few fabric swatches.
设计师要了几块面料小样。
Not this
I bought a new swatch yesterday.
Use this
I bought a new watch yesterday.
Swatch（斯沃琪）是一个手表品牌名，但普通名词“手表”的英文是 watch。swatch 的本义是“布样；样品”，不是“手表”，所以此处应改用 watch。
Not this
Please swatch the kids while I cook.
Use this
Please watch the kids while I cook.
swatch 是名词，意为“布样；样品”，不能表示“照看；看管”。表示照看孩子应使用动词 watch。虽然 swatch 与 watch 形近，但词性和词义都不同。
Not this
I need a few swatch of fabric.
Use this
I need a few swatches of fabric.
swatch 是可数名词，a few 后要用复数形式。中文没有名词复数变化，所以学习者容易漏掉 -es，但英文必须写成 swatches。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
布料样品
She picked up a fabric swatch to compare the textures.
她拿起一块布料样品来比较质地。
颜色样本
The designer chose a color swatch for the new logo.
设计师为新的徽标选了一个颜色样本。
涂料样本
Take a paint swatch home to see how it looks in daylight.
把涂料样本带回家，看看它在日光下是什么样子。
样本簿；样品册
The tailor brought a swatch book to the meeting.
裁缝带了一本样本簿去开会。
Use swatch naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想记忆：swatch 像 s + watch（看），像看手表一样仔细检查布样，swatch 就是‘布料样品’。
语域：neutral 常见场景：面料选购、产品设计打样 swatch 作名词时指一小块布料样品，通常用于购物或设计选料的场景；口语和书面都比较常见，属于中性用语。
These rhyme with swatch: watch (/wɒtʃ/), notch (/nɒtʃ/), botch (/bɒtʃ/), splotch (/splɒtʃ/). Swath (/swɒθ/) and switch (/swɪtʃ/) look similar but do not rhyme: swath ends in /θ/ and switch has a different vowel /ɪ/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.