linen

英 [ˈlɪnɪn]

美 [ˈlɪnɪn]

n.  亚麻布; 亚麻织品

复数：linens　

CET4CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.5681 / COCA.6009

习惯用语

n.

wash your dirty linen in public
• 公开谈论个人的事；（尤指）家丑外扬
  to discuss your personal affairs in public, especially sth embarrassing

牛津词典

noun

• 亚麻布
  a type of cloth made from flax , used to make high quality clothes, sheets, etc.
  1. a linen tablecloth
     亚麻桌布
• 亚麻织品
  sheets, tablecloths , pillowcases , etc.
  1. a linen cupboard
     家庭日用织品柜橱
  2. a linen closet
     存放家庭日用织品的壁橱

柯林斯词典

• N-MASS 亚麻布；亚麻织品
  Linenis a kind of cloth that is made from a plant called flax. It is used for making clothes and things such as tablecloths and sheets.
  1. ...a white linen suit.
     白色亚麻套装
  2. ...cottons, woolens, silks and linens.
     棉毛丝麻织品
• N-UNCOUNT （桌布、床单、枕套等）家庭日用织品
  Linenis tablecloths, sheets, pillowcases, and similar things made of cloth that are used in the home.
  1. ...embroidered bed linen...
     绣花床单和枕套
  2. All linens and towels are provided.
     提供全套日用织品和毛巾。
• towashyourdirty linen in public→ see:dirty

英英释义

noun

• white goods or clothing made with linen cloth
• a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
• a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish
  Synonym:linen paper

双语例句

• This material is linen.
  这块料子是麻的。
• We're a bit low on bed linen. You'll have to make do.
  我们的床单有些次，您将就着用吧。
• The bed linen is patterned in stylish checks, stripes, diagonals and triangles.
  床单有漂亮的方格形、条纹、斜纹和三角形图案。
• I can smell his soft linen shirt.
  我闻到他柔软的亚麻衬衫的味道。
• A coarse, light, unevenly woven fabric of cotton or linen, used for towels and curtains.
  一种用棉或亚麻布织成的粗糙、质轻且织得不平整的纤维，用于做毛巾或窗帘。
• The worker is starching the linen.
  这名工人正在给亚麻布上浆。
• Everywhere were hand-painted linen and silk curtains.
  到处都是亚麻和丝绸制的手绘窗帘。
• Britain's textile industry has declined markedly especially in the cotton 、 jute and linen production.
  英国纺织业德显著衰退尤其表现在棉布、麻和亚麻布的生产上。
• Fine linen and cotton fabrics were known as well as wool.
  精细的亚麻织品和棉织品像羊毛一样闻名遐迩。
• I remember that I gave him a lot of underwear and bed linen.
  我记得我给他带了很多换洗的内衣裤和床单被罩。