gabardine
gabardine — 名詞
- gabardinesingular
- gabardinesplural
1. a strong woven cloth with a smooth diagonal pattern that people often use to mak
華達呢布
常用來做外套的斜紋厚布
a strong woven cloth with a smooth diagonal pattern that people often use to make coats and uniforms.
The tailor chose thick gabardine for the new school coats.
裁縫師挑了厚實的華達呢布來做新的校服外套。
gabardine for [coat] as a clothing fabric
A roll of brown gabardine lay beside the sewing machine all morning.
一卷棕色的華達呢布整個早上都放在縫紉機旁邊。
a roll of gabardine
Feng bought gabardine because the coat needed cloth that kept out rain.
Feng 買了華達呢布，因為那件外套需要能擋雨的布料。
The drama club used black gabardine for the detective costumes.
戲劇社拿黑色華達呢布來做偵探的戲服。
- black gabardine
- gabardine cloth
- gabardine coat
- roll of gabardine
文法句型
gabardine for [garment]
a roll of gabardine
用法筆記
Usually uncountable in this sense. Distinguish from sense 2, where gabardine means the finished coat rather than the cloth itself.
2. a coat that reaches below the hips, often worn in wet weather and made from gaba
華達呢大衣
用華達呢做的長外套
a coat that reaches below the hips, often worn in wet weather and made from gabardine cloth.
Jonas hung his gabardine by the door after the rainy walk.
Jonas 在雨中走了一段路後，把華達呢大衣掛在門邊。
wear a gabardine as an outer coat
At the station, Selim buttoned his gabardine before the train arrived.
在車站時，Selim 在火車進站前扣好了華達呢大衣。
button a gabardine
The old photo shows Aunt Rosa in a light gabardine and gloves.
那張老照片裡，Rosa 阿姨穿著一件淺色華達呢大衣，還戴著手套。
A guard in a dark gabardine waited outside the theater.
一名穿著深色華達呢大衣的警衛站在劇院外面。
- button a gabardine
- dark gabardine
- light gabardine
- wear a gabardine
- raincoat
general modern word for a coat worn in rain, without naming the fabric
- trench coat
more specific style term, usually with a belt and military design details
- overcoat
broader outerwear word that does not suggest gabardine cloth
文法句型
wear a gabardine
button a gabardine
用法筆記
Countable in this sense: a gabardine means one coat. Distinguish from sense 1, which names the material used to make it.