ribbon

noun

/ˈrɪbən/

Idioms

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[uncountable, countable] a narrow piece of material, used to tie things or for decoration
- Her present was tied with yellow ribbon.
- lengths of velvet ribbon
- She was wearing two blue silk ribbons in her hair.
Extra Examples
- He tied some gold ribbon around the present.
- Her hair was tied back with a black silk ribbon.
- She had a pink ribbon in her hair.
- The Lord Mayor cut a ribbon to launch the celebrations.
Topics Clothes and Fashionc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- long
- wide
- narrow
- …
… of ribbon
- length
- piece
verb + ribbon
- tie
- tie something with
- tie something back with
- …
See full entry
[countable] something that is long and narrow in shape
- The road was a ribbon of moonlight.
[countable] a ribbon in special colours, or tied in a special way, that is given to somebody as a prize or as a military honour, or that is worn by somebody to show that they belong to a particular political party compare rosette
[countable] a long narrow piece of material containing ink (= coloured liquid for writing, drawing, etc.) that you put into typewriters and some computer printers

Word Originearly 16th cent.: variant of riband. The French spelling ruban was also frequent in the 16th–18th cents.

Idioms

cut a/the ribbon (on something)

to officially open a building, road, etc. with a special ceremony that typically involves cutting a ribbon across the entrance
- The prince cut the ribbon to officially open the building.
- Yesterday the mayor cut the ribbon on the new sports centre.
to officially start something, such as a business project or activity
- Today we're happy to cut the ribbon on a project that will improve safety for cyclists.

cut/tear, etc. something to ribbons

to cut/tear, etc. something very badly
- His coat was torn to ribbons by the barbed wire fence.

单词	ribbon
释义	ribbon noun /ˈrɪbən/ /ˈrɪbən/ Idioms jump to other results [uncountable, countable] a narrow piece of material, used to tie things or for decoration Her present was tied with yellow ribbon. lengths of velvet ribbon She was wearing two blue silk ribbons in her hair. Extra Examples He tied some gold ribbon around the present. Her hair was tied back with a black silk ribbon. She had a pink ribbon in her hair. The Lord Mayor cut a ribbon to launch the celebrations. Topics Clothes and Fashionc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective long wide narrow … … of ribbon length piece verb + ribbon tie tie something with tie something back with … See full entry [countable] something that is long and narrow in shape The road was a ribbon of moonlight. [countable] a ribbon in special colours, or tied in a special way, that is given to somebody as a prize or as a military honour, or that is worn by somebody to show that they belong to a particular political party compare rosette [countable] a long narrow piece of material containing ink (= coloured liquid for writing, drawing, etc.) that you put into typewriters and some computer printers Word Originearly 16th cent.: variant of riband. The French spelling ruban was also frequent in the 16th–18th cents. Idioms cut a/the ribbon (on something) to officially open a building, road, etc. with a special ceremony that typically involves cutting a ribbon across the entrance The prince cut the ribbon to officially open the building. Yesterday the mayor cut the ribbon on the new sports centre. to officially start something, such as a business project or activity Today we're happy to cut the ribbon on a project that will improve safety for cyclists. cut/tear, etc. something to ribbons to cut/tear, etc. something very badly His coat was torn to ribbons by the barbed wire fence.
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