laced
laced — verb
- lacedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- laceds3rd person singular
- laceding-ing form
- lacededpast simple
1. to put alcohol, a drug, or another substance into someone's food or drink, almos
to put alcohol, a drug, or another substance into someone's food or drink, almost always without telling them
Someone laced Elena's coffee with a strong sleeping pill while she was in the bathroom.
lace + [drink] + with + [substance]
The barman laced the fruit punch with rum, but nobody noticed the extra kick.
Hassan's tea had been laced with cheap vodka, and he noticed the strange taste after one sip.
A guest laced the birthday cake with cannabis, and Deepa felt dizzy within the hour.
The break-room coffee was laced with a strong sedative, and half the office fell asleep after lunch.
- spike
more informal; almost always implies alcohol or an illegal drug
- drug
narrower — specifically adding a drug, not just alcohol
- adulterate
formal; used about food-safety violations, not social situations
文法句型
lace + [food or drink] + with + [substance]
用法筆記
Always followed by 'with' and the substance that was added. The substance is nearly always something the person eating or drinking does not know about — if they consent, use 'add' or 'mix in' instead. Frequently appears in the passive: 'was laced with'.
常見錯誤
2. to thread a lace through the small holes of a shoe or piece of clothing, or to p
to thread a lace through the small holes of a shoe or piece of clothing, or to pull the lace tight and tie it so that the item closes around the body
Vikram bent down and laced his hiking boots before the long walk up the hill.
lace + [footwear] — threading and tying laces
Lucia laced up the back of her sister's dress, pulling each ribbon through the small holes with care.
lace up — fastening with the particle 'up'
Tariq laced his son's trainers tightly so they would not come undone during the match.
The old leather boots laced all the way to the knee and took ages to put on.
Amara knelt down and laced up her daughter's ice skates, pulling the laces tight at the top.
- unlace
to loosen or remove the laces from a shoe or garment
文法句型
lace + [shoe or garment]
lace + [shoe or garment] + up
用法筆記
Often used with 'up' ('lace up your shoes'). Can be used intransitively to describe how a garment fastens: 'the dress laces at the back'. Compare with sense 1 (ADD SECRETLY) — if the sentence has 'with' and a substance, it is sense 1.
常見錯誤
laced — noun
1. a length of thin cord or string that is passed through a row of small holes in a
a length of thin cord or string that is passed through a row of small holes in a shoe or piece of clothing, then pulled tight and tied to hold the edges together
Emeka's shoelace snapped just before the race, and he had to borrow a spare one.
collocation: shoelace snapped — the string breaking suddenly
Dan's new trainers came with bright orange laces that matched the rubber sole.
Xin tied a tight double knot in the lace so it would stay fastened during the game.
The left lace on the hiker's old boot kept unravelling no matter how tightly she tied it.
Oluwaseun replaced the worn-out laces on his school shoes with a sturdy black pair.
2. a fine, open-patterned cloth with decorative holes, woven from thin thread and u
a fine, open-patterned cloth with decorative holes, woven from thin thread and used to trim or make clothing and household items
The bride's veil was made of delicate antique lace passed down through four generations.
antique lace — describing the type and age of the fabric
The elderly woman covered the dining table with a cream lace cloth for the dinner party.
My grandmother sewed a strip of lace trim along the edge of each pillowcase.
The lace curtains in the front room let soft, patterned light filter through all morning.
Chitra wore a simple black dress with lace sleeves to the graduation ceremony.