| 单词 | braid |
| 释义 | braid (breɪd ) Word forms: braids , braiding , braided 1. uncountable noun Braid is a narrow piece of decorated cloth or twisted threads, which is used to decorate clothes or curtains. ...a plum-coloured uniform with lots of gold braid. Synonyms: binding, cording, cord, ribbon 2. verb If you braid hair or a group of threads, you twist three or more lengths of the hair or threads over and under each other to make one thick length. [US] She had almost finished braiding Louisa's hair. [VERB noun] He pictured her with long black braided hair. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: interweave, weave, lace, intertwine 3. countable noun A braid is a length of hair which has been divided into three or more lengths and then braided. [US] regional note: in BRIT, use plaitCollocations: braid together Pull the braid together tightly after each crossover. The Sun This urgent drama deftly braids together six verbatim tales of deportation. Times,Sunday Times The two are braided together by these east-west fissures. Globe and Mail One hoped that these two major threads, building in tandem for eight seasons, would be braided together as they reached their conclusions. The Times Literary Supplement Gradually, the separate stories are braided together into a brilliant, kaleidoscopic novel that's both a portrait of a country and an exploration of the wilder shores of theoretical physics. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 流穗 Japanese: 組みひも |
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