be made of ticking
The mattress cover is made of ticking.
这个床垫套是坚质棉布做的。
坚质棉布;床垫布
用于包裹枕头和床垫的结实棉布或亚麻布。;物体滴答作响的声音(如钟面上秒针的声音)。;某些马身上的标记,表现为侧腹有白色斑点毛,尾根有白毛,称为臭鼬尾或拉比卡诺,有时也称捕鸟者斑。;一种迷幻风格的舞蹈,舞者随音乐节拍移动身体,产生频闪或动画效果。
a strong fabric used to cover mattresses and pillows
用于包裹枕头和床垫的结实棉布或亚麻布。
A strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses.
物体滴答作响的声音(如钟面上秒针的声音)。
A sound of something that ticks. (For example, the second hand on a clock face.)
某些马身上的标记,表现为侧腹有白色斑点毛,尾根有白毛,称为臭鼬尾或拉比卡诺,有时也称捕鸟者斑。
A marking that occurs on some horses, involving white flecks of hair at the flank, and white hairs at the base of the tail, called a skunk tail or rabicano, sometimes referred to as birdcatcher ticks.
一种迷幻风格的舞蹈,舞者随音乐节拍移动身体,产生频闪或动画效果。
An illusional style of dance where one moves his or her body to the "tic" of the music creating a strobe or animated effect.
This mattress cover is made of a heavy cotton ticking that will last for years.
这个床垫罩由厚重的棉质床垫布制成,能用很多年。
用法提示:ticking 是名词,指床垫罩用的坚质棉布。
The tailor bought two meters of blue ticking to make new pillow covers.
裁缝买了两米蓝色床垫布,用来做新枕套。
用法提示:ticking 是名词,作 bought 的宾语,指一种厚棉布。
This ticking resists wear and is easy to clean.
这种床垫布耐磨,而且容易清洗。
用法提示:ticking 是名词,作主语,表示这种坚质棉布。
The mattress cover is made of ticking.
这个床垫套是坚质棉布做的。
ticking 作定语时意为“用坚质棉布做的”,常与 mattress、pillow 等搭配。
She bought a ticking pillow cover.
她买了一个坚质棉布的枕套。
tick 作此义时较古旧或专业,现代英语中更常用 ticking;它还有“蜱虫”“滴答声”“勾选记号”等常见意思,需根据语境区分。
grammar · medium
易错句子I bought a ticking for my mattress.
正确表达I bought some ticking for my mattress.
ticking 作“床垫布”讲时是不可数物质名词,不能直接加 a 表示“一块”;要说 some ticking 或 a piece of ticking。汉语“一块布”的量词结构迁移到英语后常造成这一错误。
grammar · medium
易错句子These pillowcases are made of ticking cloth.
正确表达These pillowcases are made of ticking.
ticking 本身就指这种坚质棉布,再加 cloth 是语义重复;直接说 made of ticking 即可。
grammar · medium
易错句子The ticking of the pillow is very strong.
正确表达The pillow ticking is very strong.
表示“枕头用的床垫布”时,英语习惯用名词定语构成复合词 pillow ticking,而不是 of 短语;of 结构听起来像“枕头自身发出的滴答声”,容易产生歧义。
ticking(床垫布)与 tick(钟表的滴答声)拼写近似,但词义完全不同:ticking 是名词,指做床垫、枕头套的坚质棉布;tick 是名词/动词,表示钟表发出的滴答声。
tickling 比 ticking 多一个 l,是动词 tickle 的 -ing 形式,意为“挠痒痒/使发痒”;ticking 是名词,意为“床垫布”,两者拼写和含义都不同。
ticking 和 canvas 都是厚实的棉布,但用途不同:ticking 专用于床垫、枕头套,译作“床垫布/坚质棉布”;canvas 用于做帆、帐篷、画布,译作“帆布”。
床垫布
The mattress ticking was made of durable cotton.
床垫布由耐用的棉制成。
枕套布
Pillow ticking often has a tight weave.
枕套布通常织得很紧密。
棉制床垫布
Cotton ticking is breathable and strong.
棉制床垫布透气又结实。
条纹床垫布
The armchair was covered in striped ticking.
扶手椅用条纹床垫布包裹。
床垫布面料
This ticking fabric is ideal for upholstery.
这种床垫布面料非常适合做室内装潢。
root(词根)
suffix(后缀)
bed + -ing(与 ticking 共用 -ing 后缀)
cloth + -ing(与 ticking 共用 -ing 后缀)
同属床上用品,ticking 常用于制作床垫罩。
ticking 也用于枕套,与枕头直接相关。
ticking 通常由棉制成,是其常见材质。
传统 ticking 常有条纹花纹,条纹是其典型特征。
ticking 属于寝具面料,与床上用品整体相关。
滴答流逝着构成无聊一天的分分秒秒
Opening lyric of Pink Floyd's 1973 song 'Time', reflecting on how life slips away unnoticed.
平克·弗洛伊德1973年歌曲《Time》的开头歌词,感叹生命在不经意间悄然流逝。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.