Word · Frequency #29260
swatch
样品；布样
a small piece of cloth used as a sample of a fabric
- 1.
A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth or a similar material.
(布料的)样品,小样。
- 2.
A selection of such samples bound together.
一叠装订在一起的样品。
- 3.
A clump or portion of something.
一团,一块。
- 4.
A demonstration, an example, a proof.
示范,例子,证明。
(布料的)样品,小样。；一叠装订在一起的样品。；一团,一块。；示范,例子,证明。；样品
In use
She picked up a few fabric swatches to compare the colors at home.
The designer asked for a swatch of the new silk before ordering the full roll.
The tailor attached a swatch of the suit material to the invoice.
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。
[material] swatch
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。
Common mistakes
I bought a new swatch yesterday.
Connections
Collocations
- fabric swatch
- 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。
- color swatch
- 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。
- paint swatch
- 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。
- swatch book
- 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。
Synonyms
- sample
- 样品；样本 · sample 泛指任何事物的少量样品，不只指布料；在布样语境下可替换 swatch，但语气较宽泛。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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’。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
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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