iBT新托福重点考察词汇:pattern
1)pattern / ˈpætn; ˋpætɚn/ n
arrangement of lines, shapes, colours, etc, esp as a decorative design on clothes, carpets, wallpaper, etc 图案, 花样, 式样(尤指衣物、 地毯、 壁纸等的)
a checked, flowery, Paisley pattern 格子的、花卉的、佩斯利涡旋纹的图案
eg:What a pretty pattern! 多漂亮的图案哪!
eg:She wore a dress with a pattern of roses on it. 她穿着有玫瑰花图案的连衣裙.
(a) (often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) model, design or instructions from which sth is to be made (据以制作某物的)模型, 样式, 说明
a knitting/sewing pattern 编织[缝纫]样式
a paper pattern, ie a set of pieces of paper that show the shapes of the various parts of a garment 纸样(缝制衣服用的).
(b) piece of wood used to make a mould for casting metal (用以制造铸模的)木模, 模型.
sample of cloth or some other material (布等的)样品
a book of tweed patterns 粗花呢样品簿.
way in which sth happens, moves, develops or is arranged 模式; 方式; 形式
patterns of behaviour/behaviour patterns 行为模式
the pattern of economic decline in Britain 英国经济衰退的形式
the pattern of events which led up to the war 导致战争的事件发展状况
eg:These sentences all have the same grammatical pattern. 这些句子的语法模式都相同.
eg:The murders all seem to follow a set pattern, ie occur in a similar way. 这些谋杀案似乎都为同一手法.
excellent example; model 模范; 典范; 榜样
eg:This company’s profit-sharing scheme set a pattern which others followed. 这家公司的利润分成计划已成为各公司的样板.
2)pattern v [Tn.pr] ~ oneself/sth on sb/sth imitate sb/sth; model sth on sth 模仿某人[某事物]; 按某模型仿造某物
eg:He patterns himself upon his father. 他模仿父亲.
eg:Her ideas are patterned on Trotsky’s. 她的思想是仿效托洛茨基的.
patterned adj decorated with a pattern 有图案装饰的; 带花样的
patterned china, fabric, wallpaper 有图案的瓷器、 织物、 壁纸.
pattern-maker n
person who makes patterns in an engineering factory 制模工; 翻砂工.
pattern-shop n
room in a factory where patterns are made 制模车间.