bootlace

/ˈbuːtleɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbuːtleɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbüt-ˌlās How to pronounce bootlace (audio)/ (ame, mw)

bootlace — noun

1. a narrow cord or thin leather strip threaded through the eyelets of a boot to pu

1.名詞B2
釋義

a narrow cord or thin leather strip threaded through the eyelets of a boot to pull the sides closed and hold it on the foot

例句

Asher knelt by the front door and tied his bootlaces in a tight double knot.

collocation: tie bootlaces in a (double) knot

One of the climber's bootlaces snapped halfway up the icy ridge above the village.

common verb: bootlace snaps / breaks

同義詞
  • shoelace

    used for shoes rather than boots; the more general everyday word

  • lace

    shorter informal word; needs context to make clear it is for footwear

  • bootstring

    older / rarer term; mostly historical or dialectal

文法句型

plural: bootlaces

用法筆記

Almost always used in the plural (bootlaces) since boots have two; the singular usually appears when one lace specifically is the focus (snapped, missing, loose).

常見錯誤

❌I bought a bootlace for my new boots.
✅I bought a pair of bootlaces for my new boots.
💡boots come in pairs, so the laces are normally referred to in the plural.
❌She broke her shoe's bootlace.
✅She broke her shoelace.
💡bootlace is for boots; shoes take shoelaces.