和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Exploring Textile Arts Through History and Around the World

2011-09-14来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. thread n. 线; 细线
例句:My thread has knotted.
我的线打结了。

2. knit v. 编结, 编织;针织;机织
例句:Mother is knitting a sweater.
母亲正在织毛衣。

3. weave v. 编,织,编制,编织
例句:The old woman was weaving on her loom.
那位老太太正在织布机上织布。

4. piece vt. 凑合; 凑成
例句:She likes to piece one cloth to another when she does some sewing.
当她做针线活时, 喜欢把一块布拼凑到另一块布上。

5. inventive adj. 有发明才能的;显示创造力的
例句:He was highly inventive.
他极富发明创造能力。

6. sew v. 缝
例句:My mother sewed a new cotton-padded jacket for me.
妈妈给我缝制一件新棉袄。

7. contemporary adj. 当代的
例句:His lecture is on contemporary American novelists.
他的演讲是关于当代美国小说家的。

8. abstract adj. 抽象派的
例句:He is an abstract painter.
他是一个抽象派画家。

9. gallery n. 画廊, 美术馆
例句:The art galleries of Florence are very famous.
佛罗伦萨的美术馆非常著名。

10. honor vt. 使增光;给...以荣誉
例句:You honor us with your presence.
您的莅临是我们的光荣。