cloth

noun

/klɒθ/

/klɔːθ/

(plural cloths

/klɒθs/

/klɔːðz/

)

Idioms

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[uncountable] material made by weaving or knitting cotton, wool, silk, etc.织物；布料
- woollen/cotton/linen cloth羊毛/棉/亚麻布
- a piece of cloth一块布
- His bandages had been made from strips of cloth.他的绷带是用布条做的。
- the cloth industry/trade纺织业；布业贸易
- a cloth bag布袋
see also oxford cloth
Synonyms fabric
fabric
- cloth
- material
- textile
These are all words for woven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc, used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture.
- fabric woven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc, used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture:
  cotton fabric棉织物
  furnishing fabrics室内装饰织物
  Fabric is often fairly strong material, and is often used when talking about covering furniture or making curtains.
- cloth fabric made by weaving or knitting cotton, wool, silk, etc:
  His bandages had been made from strips of cloth.他的绷带是用布条做的。
  Cloth is often fairly light material, especially in a form that has not been printed, treated, or prepared for use in any way. Cloth is frequently used in talking about buying and selling woven material.
- material fabric used for making clothes, curtains, etc:
  ‘What material is this dress made of?’ ‘Cotton.’“这件裙子是用什么料子做的？”“棉布。”
  Material is a more general word than fabric or cloth as it has the related meaning of ‘a substance that things can be made from’. It is not used when it might not be clear which type of material is meant: furnishing material • the material industry • a material manufacturer
- textile any type of fabric made by weaving or knitting:
  He owns a factory producing a range of textiles.他拥有一家工厂，生产一系列纺织品。
  the textile industry纺织工业
  Textile is used mostly when talking about the business of making woven materials. The industry of making textiles is called textiles: He got a job in textiles.
Patterns
- woven/cotton/woollen fabric/cloth/material/textiles
- synthetic fabric/material/textiles
- printed fabric/cloth/textiles
- curtain/dress fabric/material
Extra Examples
- a jacket made from woollen cloth羊毛短上衣
- She works in the cloth trade.她在服装行业工作。
- They used to export cotton cloth.他们以前是做棉布出口的。
Topics Clothes and Fashionb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- coarse
- fine
- woven
- …
… of cloth
- bale
- bolt
- length
- …
verb + cloth
- make
- produce
- weave
- …
cloth + noun
- industry
- manufacture
- merchant
- …
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[countable] (often in compounds常构成复合词) a piece of cloth, often used for a special purpose, especially cleaning things or covering a table（一块）布；（尤指一块）抹布，桌布
- Wipe the surface with a damp cloth.用湿布擦拭表面。
- Place the dough in a bowl and cover with a clean cloth.将面团放入碗中，用干净的布覆盖。
- He gently cleaned her face with a wet cloth.他用一块湿布轻轻地擦脸。
- Wipe the table with a damp cloth.用湿抹布擦桌子。
see also dishcloth, drop cloth, floorcloth, J-cloth™, tablecloth
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- soft
- damp
- wet
- …
verb + cloth
- dampen
- dip in something
- moisten
- …
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the cloth
[singular] (literary) used to refer to Christian priests as a group（统称）牧师，神父
- a man of the cloth一位牧师

Word OriginOld English clāth, related to Dutch kleed and German Kleid, of unknown ultimate origin.

Idioms

cut your coat according to your cloth

(saying) to do only what you have enough money to do and no more量入为出
- We wanted to buy a bigger house than this but it was a case of cutting our coat according to our cloth.我们想买一栋比这更大的房子，但这是一种量入为出的做法。