oxford
oxford — 名詞
- oxfordsingular
- oxfordsplural
1. a low shoe that closes over the top of the foot with laces, often worn with smar
牛津鞋
用鞋帶繫緊的低筒正式皮鞋
a low shoe that closes over the top of the foot with laces, often worn with smart clothes.
Darius polished his brown oxfords before the wedding at the church.
Darius 在教堂婚禮前把他的棕色牛津鞋擦亮。
countable plural: a pair of oxfords
The shop sold black leather oxfords that fasten neatly with thin laces.
那家店賣的是用細鞋帶整齊繫緊的黑色皮製牛津鞋。
collocation: leather oxfords
Isabela wore plain oxfords to her first job interview at the bank.
Isabela 穿著樸素的牛津鞋去銀行參加第一次面試。
Élise oiled her old oxfords so the leather would last another winter.
Élise 替她的舊牛津鞋上油，好讓皮革再撐過一個冬天。
The tailor suggested dark oxfords to match Imran's new grey suit.
裁縫師建議用深色牛津鞋來搭配 Imran 的新灰色西裝。
- brogue
a similar lace-up shoe, but with decorative holes punched in the leather
- dress shoe
broader term for any formal shoe, not only lace-ups
- loafer
a flat shoe with no laces that you slip on
用法筆記
Almost always plural (a pair of oxfords) because shoes come in twos. Distinguish from sense 2: this is the footwear, not the cloth.
常見錯誤
2. a strong cotton or mixed cloth with a slightly rough woven surface, used mainly
牛津布
表面略粗、主要用來做襯衫的棉布
a strong cotton or mixed cloth with a slightly rough woven surface, used mainly to make shirts.
Yuki chose a pale blue oxford for the new shirts in her shop.
Yuki 為店裡的新襯衫挑了淡藍色的牛津布。
uncountable: a length of oxford
The shirt was made of soft white oxford that felt cool in summer.
那件襯衫是用柔軟的白色牛津布做的，夏天穿起來涼爽。
collocation: made of oxford
Reuben ran his hand over the rough oxford before cutting it for a shirt.
Reuben 在裁剪牛津布做襯衫前，用手摸了摸它粗糙的表面。
Christopher chose thick oxford for work shirts because it lasts longer than thin cotton.
Christopher 為工作襯衫選了厚牛津布，因為它比薄棉布耐用。
The factory near the river still weaves striped oxford for office shirts.
河邊那家工廠仍在織做辦公室襯衫用的條紋牛津布。
- broadcloth
another smooth shirt fabric, but finer and with less surface texture
- poplin
a light cotton cloth for shirts, thinner than oxford
用法筆記
Uncountable, like other fabric names (cotton, denim). Distinguish from sense 1: this is the woven material, not the shoe.