| 单词 | mat |
| 释义 | mat mat1 —matless, adj. /mat/, n. , v. , matted, matting. n. 1. a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc. 2. a smaller piece of material, often ornamental, set under a dish of food, a lamp, vase, etc. 3. Sports. a. the padded canvas covering the entire floor of a wrestling ring, for protecting the contestants from injury when thrown. b. a thick pad placed on the floor for the protection of tumblers and others engaged in gymnastic sports. 4. a thickly growing or thick and tangled mass, as of hair or weeds. 5. a sack made of matting, as for coffee or sugar. 6. a slablike footing of concrete, esp. one for an entire building. 7. a heavy mesh reinforcement for a concrete slab. 8. go to the mat, to contend or struggle in a determined or unyielding way: The President is going to the mat with Congress over the proposed budget cuts. v.t. 9. to cover with or as if with mats or matting. 10. to form into a mat, as by interweaving. v.i. 11. to become entangled; form tangled masses. [bef. 900; ME, OE matte < LL matta mat of rushes < Sem; cf. Heb mittah bed] mat2 /mat/, n. , v. , matted, matting. n. 1. a piece of cardboard or other material placed over or under a drawing, painting, photograph, etc., to serve as a frame or provide a border between the picture and the frame. v.t. 2. to provide (a picture) with a mat. [1835-40; appar. MAT1, influenced by MATTE1] mat3 /mat/, adj., n., v., matted, matting. matte1. mat4 /mat/, n. Print. 1. the intaglio, usually of papiermâché, impressed from type or a cut, from which a stereotype plate is cast. 2. matrix (def. 8). [1920-25; shortened form of MATRIX] |
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