draped

/dreɪp/ (bre, ipa) · [drˈept] /dreɪp/ (ame, ipa) · [drˈept] /ˈdrāp How to pronounce drape (audio)/ (ame, mw)

draped — verb

  • drapedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • drapeds3rd person singular
  • drapeding-ing form
  • drapededpast simple

1. the past tense and past participle of drape, used when fabric or clothing was la

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

the past tense and past participle of drape, used when fabric or clothing was laid over someone or something so it hung in loose folds.

例句

Tara draped a wool blanket over the sleeping child on the sofa.

draped + cloth over + [person]

After the shower, Theo draped his towel over the balcony rail to dry.

draped + item over + [surface]

同義詞
  • hung

    more general; it does not always suggest soft folds or cloth

  • covered

    focuses on hiding the surface, not on the flowing shape

  • wrapped

    usually suggests a closer, tighter covering than draped

反義詞

文法句型

draped + cloth over/around + [person or thing]

be draped over/from + [surface or support]

draped + [person or thing] + in + fabric

用法筆記

As a past form, draped can describe either the act of placing cloth somewhere or the finished look after the cloth is hanging there. It is especially common with over, around, from, and in passive or adjective-like patterns such as be draped over a chair.

常見錯誤

❌She draped the scarf in her shoulders.
✅She draped the scarf over her shoulders.
💡use over or around to show where the cloth hangs.
❌The curtain was drape over the window.
✅The curtain was draped over the window.
💡after be in a passive or result description, use draped with -ed.