gabardine
/ˈɡæb.ə.diːn/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡˈæbɚdˌin] /ˈɡæb.ɚ.diːn/ (ame, ipa)
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。
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。
- 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.