| 单词 | mat |
| 释义 | mat (once / 752 pages) 1n 2nv 3nvadj When you walk into someone else's house, it's polite to wipe your feet on the mat — the pad that covers part of the floor inside the front door. A mat is a kind of floor covering, often smaller than a rug or carpet. You might buy a sea grass mat to put in your bedroom, or a door mat for your apartment entryway. You can also use the word mat as a verb, to mean tangle or snarl: "The dog managed to mat the fur on his belly by rolling around on the beach." The Old English matte came from the Latin word matta, "mat made of rushes." WORD FAMILYmat: mats, matted, matting+/matting: mattings USAGE EXAMPLESProsecutor Mat Heck Jr. said Kettering police responded Feb. 29 to call about a possible break-in at an elderly resident’s home. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) And the Nissan Texas Titan, the floor mats and tailgate of which are emblazoned with the shape of Texas. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) Massive Attack brought everyone down, then Patrick played African drums and guitar and then a flute and we all laid on yoga mats. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) 1 1n a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it Hypo|Hyper drip mat a small mat placed under a glass to protect a surface from condensation mouse mat, mousepada small portable pad that provides traction for the ball of a computer mouse place mata mat serving as table linen for an individual place setting beer mata drip mat placed under a glass of beer pad a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort 2n a thick flat pad used as a floor covering Hypo|Hyper doormat, welcome mat a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering floor cover, floor covering a covering for a floor 3n sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports Syn|Hypo|Hyper gym mat canvas, canvass the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete wrestling mata mat on which wrestling matches are conducted sports equipment equipment needed to participate in a particular sport 4n mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture 2Syn|Hyper matting mounting framework used for support or display 1n a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven a mat of weeds and grass Hyper mass a body of matter without definite shape 2v twist together or entwine into a confusing mass 3Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper entangle, snarl, tangle disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl extricate from entanglement felt mat together and make felt-like enmesh, ensnarl, meshentangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh distort, twine, twist form into a spiral shape 1n the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss Syn|Hyper flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, matt, matte dullness a lack of visual brightness 2v change texture so as to become matted and felt-like Syn|Hyper felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte, matte up change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature 3adj not reflecting light; not glossy Syn flat, matt, matte, matted dull emitting or reflecting very little light MAT (once / 102777 pages) n WORD FAMILY MAT: MATS USAGE EXAMPLESIn recent weeks, many have raised concerns about oversight of MATS. BBC(Apr 17, 2016) While he was working with athletes at Fresno State, he began developing MAT. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2015) MAT stock is down 17 percent so far in 2015. US News(Dec 08, 2015) n a master's degree in teaching Syn|Hyper Master of Arts in Teaching master's degree an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree |
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