textile

noun

/ˈtekstaɪl/

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[countable] any type of cloth made by weaving or knitting纺织品
- a factory producing a range of textiles生产一系列纺织品的工厂
- the textile industry纺织工业
- a textile designer纺织品设计师
- a producer of fine cotton textiles精棉纺织品生产商
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
Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- embroidered
- printed
- woven
- …
textile + noun
- business
- company
- factory
- …
preposition
- in textiles
phrases
- the manufacture/production of textiles
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textiles
[plural] the industry that makes cloth纺织业
- He got a job in textiles.他在纺织行业找到一份工作。
Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- embroidered
- printed
- woven
- …
textile + noun
- business
- company
- factory
- …
preposition
- in textiles
phrases
- the manufacture/production of textiles
See full entry

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin textilis, from text- ‘woven’, from the verb texere.

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4824 COCA: 5621

textile

noun

ADJECTIVE | TEXTILE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES

ADJECTIVE

➤embroidered, printed, woven繡花／印花／機織紡織品

➤cheap, fine便宜／精細紡織品

◇a producer of fine cotton textiles精棉紡織品生產商

➤cotton, silk, etc.棉紡織品、絲織品等

TEXTILE + NOUN

➤business, company, factory, firm, industry, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, mill, trade, worker紡織企業；紡織公司；紡織廠；紡織業；紡織品生產；紡織品生產商；紡織製造業；紡織貿易；紡織工人

➤exports, imports紡織品出口／進口

▸➤design, designer紡織品設計／設計師

PREPOSITION

➤in textiles在紡織業

◇She has a job in textiles.她在紡織業工作。

PHRASES

➤the manufacture/production of textiles紡織品生產