bootlace

IPA/ˈbuːtleɪs/
IPA/ˈbuːtleɪs/

bootlace — 名詞

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

1.名詞B2
釋義

靴帶；鞋帶

穿過靴子鞋眼用來繫緊靴子的細繩或皮條

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.

Asher 蹲在前門邊，把靴帶綁成緊緊的雙結。

collocation: tie bootlaces in a (double) knot

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

登山者的其中一條靴帶在村子上方那道結冰山脊半路上斷掉了。

common verb: bootlace snaps / breaks

常見搭配
  • tie a bootlace
  • untie a bootlace
  • loose bootlace
  • broken bootlace
  • spare bootlaces
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.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • bootlace knot
  • spare bootlaces

常用片語

  • a pair of bootlaces
  • tie one's bootlaces
  • loose bootlace

介系詞搭配

  • through (the eyelets)