a small piece of thick carpet or strong material that is used to cover part of a floor 小地毯；垫子 Wipe your feet on the mat before you come in, please. 请在垫子上擦擦脚再进来。 The man unrolled his prayer mat. 那男子展开他的祈祷垫。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rubber
- straw
- woven
- …
- lay
- lay out
- roll out
- …
- mat of
- put out the welcome mat
- roll out the welcome mat
a piece of thick material such as rubber or plastic used especially in some sports for people to lie on or fall onto （体育运动用的）厚垫子 a judo/an exercise mat 柔道垫；健身垫
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rubber
- straw
- woven
- …
- lay
- lay out
- roll out
- …
- mat of
- put out the welcome mat
- roll out the welcome mat
a small piece of plastic, wood or cloth used on a table for decoration or to protect the surface from heat or damage （装饰或保护桌面的）衬垫，小垫 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rubber
- straw
- woven
- …
- lay
- lay out
- roll out
- …
- mat of
- put out the welcome mat
- roll out the welcome mat
a thick mass of something that is stuck together 团；簇；丛 a mat of hair 一团毛发 the dense mat of roots at the bottom of the tree 树底部盘根错节的树根
Word Originnoun Old English m(e)att(e), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch mat and German Matte, from late Latin matta, from Phoenician.
Idioms
go to the mat (with somebody) (for somebody/something)
- (North American English, informal)
to support or defend somebody/something in an argument with somebody （为支持或维护…）（与某人）争辩
take somebody/something to the mat
- (US English, informal)
to get involved in an argument with somebody/something 与…进行辩论