mat
/mæt/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈæt] /mæt/ (ame, ipa) · [mˈæt] /ˈmat/ (ame, mw)
mat — 名詞
- matsingular
- matsplural
1. a piece of thick material placed on the floor for people, animals, or objects to
地墊
放在地上的厚墊子
a piece of thick material placed on the floor for people, animals, or objects to stand, sit, or lie on
Please wipe your boots on the mat before entering the kitchen.
進廚房前，請先在地墊上把靴子擦乾淨。
wipe your boots on the mat
A wet umbrella dripped onto the hall mat by the front door.
一把濕雨傘滴在前門旁走廊的地墊上。
The puppy curled up on its mat beside the heater.
那隻小狗蜷縮在暖氣旁的墊子上。
Sari shook the sandy beach mat outside the car.
Sari 在車外抖掉沙灘墊上的沙子。
文法句型
on the mat
wipe your feet on the mat
用法筆記
Often refers to something smaller and more movable than a rug or carpet. Common types include door mats, bath mats, and pet mats.
2. a protective layer placed under cups, plates, or hot objects so the surface belo
杯墊；桌墊
墊在物品下保護桌面的墊子
a protective layer placed under cups, plates, or hot objects so the surface below is not marked or damaged
Karim set his mug on a cork mat to save the table.
Karim 把馬克杯放在軟木杯墊上，以免傷到桌面。
set a mug on a mat
We laid bright woven mats under the plates for lunch.
午餐時，我們在盤子下鋪了色彩鮮豔的桌墊。
mats under the plates
The teapot left no mark because a heatproof mat was underneath.
茶壺沒有留下痕跡，因為下面墊著耐熱墊。
Anjali chose a blue mat to protect the desk from candle wax.
Anjali 挑了一塊藍色桌墊，好保護書桌不被蠟滴到。
文法句型
set [something] on a mat
put mats under [things]
用法筆記
This sense is for smaller protective pieces used on furniture or counters. Distinguish from sense 1, which is for something spread on the floor.
3. a thick soft pad used in exercise or sport for people to stretch, sit, or fall o
運動墊
運動時鋪在地上的軟墊
a thick soft pad used in exercise or sport for people to stretch, sit, or fall on safely
Yuna rolled out her yoga mat before the class began.
Yuna 在上課開始前先把瑜伽墊鋪開。
roll out a yoga mat
The wrestler landed safely on the mat after the throw.
那名摔角選手被摔出後，安全地落在運動墊上。
land on the mat in wrestling
Owen cleaned the exercise mat with a damp cloth.
Owen 用一塊濕布擦拭那張運動墊。
Maeve stretched on the thick mat before her gymnastics turn.
Maeve 在輪到她做體操前，先在厚墊上伸展。
文法句型
roll out a mat
land on the mat
用法筆記
Common with yoga, wrestling, gymnastics, and exercise classes. The point is a padded surface for the body rather than protection for furniture.
4. a thick messy layer of hair, grass, leaves, or similar material that has stuck o
糾結團
毛髮或植物纏成的厚團
a thick messy layer of hair, grass, leaves, or similar material that has stuck or twisted together
The horse had a mat of wet hair under its neck.
那匹馬的脖子下方有一團濕濕糾結的毛。
a mat of wet hair
A thick mat of leaves covered the drain after the storm.
暴風雨後，一層厚厚的落葉團堵住了排水口。
Maeve cut away the mat in the dog's fur carefully.
Maeve 小心地把狗毛裡那團糾結剪掉。
By August, a mat of weeds had spread across the pond edge.
到了八月，一團雜草已經沿著池邊蔓延開來。
文法句型
a mat of [something]
用法筆記
Often appears in the pattern 'a mat of ...'. Distinguish from verb sense 2, which describes the process of forming this kind of layer.
5. a stiff border placed around a picture inside a frame to separate the image from
裱框卡紙
畫框內圍住圖片的卡紙邊
a stiff border placed around a picture inside a frame to separate the image from the outer frame
The gallery chose a cream mat around the black-and-white print.
畫廊替那張黑白版畫選了米白色的裱框卡紙。
a mat around a framed print
Heloisa cut a wider mat to make the photo stand out.
Heloisa 把裱框卡紙裁得更寬，讓照片更突出。
cut a mat for a photo
The gold frame looked calmer with a dark green mat inside.
那個金色相框裡放了深綠色卡紙後，看起來沉穩多了。
The framer replaced the torn mat before sealing the picture.
裱框師在封住畫面前，先換掉破掉的裱框卡紙。
文法句型
a mat around a picture
cut a mat for [a picture]
用法筆記
Used mainly in framing, galleries, and printing. In everyday conversation, many learners meet this sense only when ordering or discussing framed pictures.
mat — 動詞
- matpresent simple I / you / we / they
- mats3rd person singular
- matting-ing form
- mattedpast simple
1. to become a thick tangled mass, or to make hair, wool, grass, or similar materia
結成團
纏在一起形成厚團
to become a thick tangled mass, or to make hair, wool, grass, or similar material stick together into one
After the rain, Mila's curls matted together at the back.
下雨後，Mila 後面的捲髮黏結成一團。
matted together
Wet grass matted into dark clumps along the goal line.
濕草沿著球門線結成一團團深色草塊。
mat into clumps
The baby's blanket matted the kitten's fur slightly.
嬰兒的毯子把小貓的毛弄得微微結成團。
During storage, the wool matted so badly that it felt like felt.
存放期間，那團羊毛結得太厲害，摸起來像氈一樣。
文法句型
[hair/grass] mats together
mat [something]
用法筆記
Often used about hair, fur, wool, grass, or leaves. The intransitive form is common when the speaker cares more about the result than the cause.
2. to cover a surface with mats, matting, straw, or another protective layer
鋪墊
用墊子或覆層鋪在表面上
to cover a surface with mats, matting, straw, or another protective layer
Workers matted the muddy path with straw before the concert.
工人在音樂會前先用稻草把泥濘的小路鋪墊起來。
mat a path with straw
They matted the kennel floor with dry straw for the puppies.
他們在犬舍地板上鋪了乾草，好讓小狗舒服些。
Farmhands matted the greenhouse path with old sacks in winter.
冬天時，農場工人用舊麻袋把溫室小路鋪起來。
To cut the dust, the crew matted the ground with canvas sheets.
為了減少塵土，工作人員用帆布把地面鋪墊起來。
文法句型
mat [a surface] with [material]
用法筆記
This sense is mostly found in practical descriptions of covering earth or flooring with a protective layer. It is much less common than the noun senses.
3. to put a card border around a picture before it is framed
裱框
替圖片加上卡紙襯邊
to put a card border around a picture before it is framed
The shop matted our wedding photo in soft grey card.
那家店用柔和的灰色卡紙替我們的婚紗照裱框。
mat a photo in card
Before the exhibit opened, staff matted each drawing by hand.
展覽開幕前，工作人員一張張手工替畫作裱框。
mat each drawing by hand
Quan asked the framer to mat the poster with a narrow border.
Quan 請裱框師替那張海報加上窄邊卡紙。
The designer matted the certificate to match the walnut frame.
設計師替那張證書裱框，好和胡桃木相框搭配。
文法句型
mat [a picture] with [border]
用法筆記
Used in framing and gallery work. Distinguish from noun sense 6, which names the border itself rather than the action of adding it.
4. to make a surface lose its shine so that it looks dull or matte
消光
讓表面失去亮澤
to make a surface lose its shine so that it looks dull or matte
Sunlight had matted the silver paint on the old sign.
日光把那塊舊招牌上的銀色漆面慢慢消光了。
mat a painted surface
The spray matted the glass so the bathroom door gave more privacy.
那種噴劑把玻璃表面消光了，讓浴室門更有隱私。
mat glass for privacy
Years of dust had matted the once-bright plastic cover.
多年的灰塵把原本明亮的塑膠外殼磨得失去光澤。
The artist matted the gold leaf to soften the glare.
那位藝術家把金箔表面消光，好柔化刺眼反光。
文法句型
mat [a surface]
用法筆記
Mainly used in printing, design, coatings, and photography. Many learners are more likely to meet the adjective matte than this rarer verb.
mat — 形容詞
- matpositive
- mattercomparative
- mattestsuperlative
1. describes a surface or finish that does not reflect much light and therefore loo
霧面的
表面不亮、反光很少的
describes a surface or finish that does not reflect much light and therefore looks soft rather than glossy
Christopher picked a mat black notebook for the design review.
Christopher 為了設計審查挑了一本霧面黑的筆記本。
mat black
The poster looked softer on mat paper than on glossy paper.
那張海報印在霧面紙上，看起來比亮面紙柔和。
mat paper
Maeve prefers mat lipstick for long days under bright lights.
Maeve 喜歡擦霧面口紅，好撐過燈光很亮的一整天。
The camera menu lets you print the photo with a mat finish.
那台相機的選單可以讓你把照片印成霧面效果。
文法句型
mat + noun
a mat finish
用法筆記
This spelling appears especially in design, printing, and product descriptions. Many learners will also see the variant spelling matte for the same idea.