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
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坚质棉布;床垫布
a strong fabric used to cover mattresses and pillows
The mattress cover is made of ticking.
这个床垫套是坚质棉布做的。
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。
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。
This ticking resists wear and is easy to clean.
这种床垫布耐磨,而且容易清洗。
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。
Not this
I bought a ticking for my mattress.
Use this
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。
Not this
These pillowcases are made of ticking cloth.
Use this
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。
Not this
The ticking of the pillow is very strong.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
Use ticking naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 ticking 联想成“滴答”的 tick:结实的床垫布上仿佛印着钟表,牢牢包住枕头床垫。
语域:neutral 常见场景:textile trade、mattress manufacturing、upholstery 该义项为专业纺织品术语,通常用于描述床垫或枕套的衬布,多出现在商品说明、纺织行业或家居用品语境中;在日常口语中较少单独使用。
Genuine rhymes with /ˈtɪkɪŋ/: kicking, picking, licking, sticking, clicking, and tricking. Lookalikes that sound different: tickling /ˈtɪkəlɪŋ/ and trickling /ˈtrɪkəlɪŋ/, which have an extra -l-.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.