Word · Frequency #3052
terry
毛圈织物；毛圈布
a pile fabric, usually cotton, with uncut loops on both sides, used for making bath towels and bath robes
- 1.
A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.
一种粗棉织物,表面布满许多小毛圈,用于制作毛巾、浴袍及某些尿布。
英国女演员（1847-1928）；一种粗棉织物,表面布满许多小毛圈,用于制作毛巾、浴袍及某些尿布。；毛圈；毛圈织物
In use
The hotel provides soft terry bathrobes for every guest.
After her shower, she wrapped herself in a clean terry towel.
This baby blanket is made of thick terry that feels gentle on the skin.
terry + noun
terry作为名词性定语，修饰后续名词。
She bought a terry bathrobe.
她买了一件毛圈浴袍。
made of terry
The towel is made of soft terry.
这条毛巾是由柔软的毛圈织物制成的。
proper noun: Terry (actress)
此处Terry指人名，首字母大写。
Ellen Terry was a famous English actress.
埃伦·特里是著名的英国女演员。
Common mistakes
I bought a tarry bathrobe.I bought a terry bathrobe.
Tarry意为焦油或逗留，而terry指毛圈织物，拼写相似但意义不同。
She terried the cloth to make it fluffy.She used terry cloth to make it fluffy.
Terry是名词，不能用作动词。正确用法是将terry作为名词修饰cloth，或使用动词短语'use terry cloth'。
Connections
Collocations
- terry cloth
- 毛巾布；毛圈布
- The bath towel is made of soft terry cloth.这条浴巾由柔软的毛巾布制成。
- terry towel
- 毛圈毛巾
- She dried her hands with a thick terry towel.她用一条厚毛圈毛巾擦干手。
- terry robe
- 毛圈浴袍
- He put on a white terry robe after the shower.淋浴后他穿上了一件白色毛圈浴袍。
- terry fabric
- 毛圈织物
- This terry fabric is highly absorbent.这种毛圈织物吸水性很强。
Pop culture & quotes
- Terry, Terry, where are you going?
- 泰瑞，泰瑞，你要去哪里？The song 'Terry' by Twinkle features the line 'Terry, Terry, where are you going?'.Twinkle的歌曲《泰瑞》中有这样一句歌词：‘泰瑞，泰瑞，你要去哪里？’
Learner notes
Memory Tip
terry音似'太累'，用毛圈浴巾擦干就不累了。
Context & Register
中性，常用于家居和洗浴用品领域，如浴巾、浴袍的描述中。多出现在产品标签、购物清单等日常语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the '-erry' spelling and rhyme with terry (IPA /'teri/).
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.