tabby

FREQ #29614

n. 平纹, 斑猫 vt. 使起波纹 a. 平纹组织的, 起波纹的

发音

其它 /ˈtæb.i/

词形变化

tabbies 复数 tabbies tabbied tabbies 三单 tabbying tabbying 现在分词 tabbied 过去式 tabbied 过去分词 tabbier 比较级 tabbier tabbiest tabbiest 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.

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  2. 2.

    A concrete mixture of lime with shells, gravel, or stones, in equal proportions, with an equal proportion of water. When dry, this becomes as hard as rock.

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  3. 3.

    A brindled cat.

    虎斑猫

    斑猫

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  4. 4.

    A woman, irrespective of age, but often used for a young, attractive woman.

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  5. 5.

    An old maid or gossip.

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v.
  1. 1.

    To give a wavy or watered appearance to (a textile).

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Having a wavy or watered appearance.

    a tabby waistcoat

  2. 2.

    Brindled; diversified in color.

    a tabby cat

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

queen tabby cat

上位词 2

domestic cat housecat
形容词

同义词 3

brinded brindle brindled

近义相关 1

patterned

相关短语

tabby party tabby parties tabby cat n. 虎斑猫 tabby cats Aunt Tabby

词源

Mid 17th century French tabis, from Arabic عَتَّابِيّ (ʕattābiyy), ultimately from Arabic الْعَتَّابِيَّة (al-ʕattābiyya), a quarter of Baghdad (named for a Prince عَتَّاب (ʕattāb)) which is associated with the manufacture of a certain type of waved silk. See also taffeta, another type of silk whose name derives from the Persian تافته (tâfta, “woven cloth”) and shares a similar etymological origin.

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