laminate
/ˈlæmɪnət/ (bre, ipa) · [lˈæmənət] /ˈlæmɪnət/ (ame, ipa) · [lˈæmənət] /ˈla-mə-ˌnāt/ (ame, mw) · /ˈlæm.ɪ.neɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [lˈæmənət] /ˈlæm.ə.neɪt/ (ame, ipa)
laminate — noun
- laminatesingular
- laminatesplural
1. material formed by joining thin sheets into one stronger piece
material formed by joining thin sheets into one stronger piece
The kitchen table has a white laminate that wipes clean easily.
laminate surface on furniture
Workers laid gray laminate across the office floor before opening day.
laminate flooring
The cabinet doors look like wood, but they are laminate.
A cheap laminate covered the counter instead of real stone.
文法句型
laminate flooring
made of laminate
用法筆記
Often used for floors, counters, and table surfaces. In everyday use, it often suggests an artificial material that copies wood or stone.
laminate — verb
- laminatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- laminates3rd person singular
- laminating-ing form
- laminatedpast simple
1. to put a thin clear covering over something so it stays clean, stiff, or dry
to put a thin clear covering over something so it stays clean, stiff, or dry
Soraya laminated the class timetable before pinning it on the wall.
laminate a printed sheet for protection
Please laminate your visitor pass so the barcode will not fade.
laminate + document item
The restaurant menus were laminated after several drinks spilled on them.
Our coach laminated the emergency list for the weekend trip.
文法句型
laminate a card
be laminated
用法筆記
Usually used for paper, cards, signs, and other flat items. In passive form, it often describes the finished protected state.
常見錯誤
2. to join thin sheets or pieces so they become one layered product
to join thin sheets or pieces so they become one layered product
Factory workers laminate glass and film to make safer bus windows.
laminate materials into one product
The crew laminated two paper boards together for the display stand.
laminate layers together
This machine laminates fabric onto foam for winter jackets.
Engineers laminated carbon sheets into the light racing frame.
文法句型
laminate layers together
laminate A onto B
用法筆記
Focuses on making the layered material itself, not simply protecting a finished object. Common subjects include factories, machines, and production teams.
3. to fold and roll dough with butter so many very thin layers form before baking
to fold and roll dough with butter so many very thin layers form before baking
The baker laminated the dough three times before cutting the croissants.
laminate dough in pastry making
Keep the butter cold while you laminate the pastry for puff pies.
laminate pastry with cold butter
Nila learned to laminate dough evenly during the weekend baking class.
If the kitchen is warm, chill the dough before laminating again.
- fold
fold names one step in the process, while laminate means building many butter-separated layers
文法句型
laminate the dough
laminate pastry with butter
用法筆記
Used mainly in pastry work. The object is dough or pastry, and the goal is to create flaky layers after baking.
4. to press or roll a material until it becomes a thin flat sheet
to press or roll a material until it becomes a thin flat sheet
The team laminated soft copper into sheets for small wall signs.
laminate material into sheets
Heat helps laminate the wax before it cracks at the edges.
heat helps with shaping
The machine laminated the metal thinner with each slow pass.
Old mills laminated lead for roof strips and window frames.
文法句型
laminate metal into sheets
laminate something thinner
用法筆記
More technical than the other verb senses. It describes changing a material's shape by pressure, not joining separate layers.
laminate — adjective
- laminatepositive
- more laminatecomparative
- most laminatesuperlative
1. made up of many thin layers arranged one over another
made up of many thin layers arranged one over another
The museum displayed a laminate rock with clear dark and pale bands.
laminate + scientific noun
Under the microscope, the leaf showed a laminate structure.
laminate structure
Scientists described the shell as laminate near the broken edge.
The cut stem looked laminate under the bright lab light.
- layered
layered is the everyday word, while laminate is more technical and scientific
- stratified
stratified is common in geology and often suggests larger visible bands
文法句型
laminate structure
be laminate
用法筆記
Usually appears in technical descriptions of structure. It says the thing itself is built in layers.
2. having thin layers on its surface or across part of it
having thin layers on its surface or across part of it
The old cliff face looked laminate where mud had dried in sheets.
surface shows layered coating
The lab sample was laminate with salt after the water evaporated.
be laminate with + substance
By spring, the cave wall was laminate with thin mineral crusts.
The fossil was laminate with fine calcium layers near the shell.
- coated
coated is broader and does not necessarily suggest several thin layers
- layer-covered
layer-covered is explanatory English, while laminate is the shorter technical label
文法句型
be laminate with + noun
laminate surface
用法筆記
Used in technical description when layers sit on the outside of something. Distinguish it from sense 1, where the whole thing is built from layers.