weaves
weaves — 名詞
- weavessingular
- weavesesplural
1. The specific pattern or surface texture created by the way threads are interlace
織法；織紋
布料中線紗交錯的結構或花紋
The specific pattern or surface texture created by the way threads are interlaced in a piece of fabric.
Ravindra's cotton work shirt has a tight weave that makes it very durable.
Ravindra 的棉質工作襯衫織法緊密，因此非常耐用。
collocation: tight weave / loose weave
Putri admired the intricate weave of the silk scarf her grandmother had made.
Putri 很欣賞祖母織的那條絲巾精緻的織法。
Mizuki's new linen summer dress has a loose weave that keeps her cool.
Mizuki 新買的亞麻夏季洋裝織法鬆散，讓她保持涼爽。
Grandma examined the weave of the cotton sheet and said it would last for years.
奶奶檢查了那條棉布床單的織法，說它可以用上好幾年。
文法句型
[adjective] + weave
用法筆記
Often modified by a descriptive adjective (tight, loose, open, close) or a pattern name (plain, twill, satin) to specify the fabric's construction.
2. Hair extensions sewn or fastened onto someone's natural head of hair to give it
接髮；假髮片
縫接在真髮上的加長加厚假髮
Hair extensions sewn or fastened onto someone's natural head of hair to give it extra length or thickness.
Nadia wore a long weave that matched her natural hair colour perfectly.
Nadia 戴了一頭長接髮，和她天生的髮色完美搭配。
The hairstylist carefully sewed the weave into Devika's braided rows.
髮型師仔細地把接髮縫在 Devika 編好的辮子基底上。
method: sew weave into braids
Rania decided to remove her weave after two months to let her natural hair rest.
Rania 決定在兩個月後取下接髮，讓自己的頭髮休息一下。
Tariro went to the salon to get a weave matching her natural curls.
Tariro 去沙龍接了一頭與她天生捲髮相配的新假髮。
文法句型
wear + a + weave
get + a + weave
用法筆記
In hairstyling contexts, 'a weave' specifically refers to extensions sewn or woven into braided natural hair, distinguishing it from clip-in or glue-in extensions.
常見錯誤
weaves — 動詞
- weavespresent simple I / you / we / they
- weaveses3rd person singular
- weavesing-ing form
- weavesedpast simple
1. To produce fabric by crossing two sets of threads over and under each other at r
編織；織布
用織布機將線交錯製成布料
To produce fabric by crossing two sets of threads over and under each other at right angles on a frame called a loom.
Gita and Yasmin weave cotton into beautifully patterned traditional cloth in their highland village.
Gita 和 Yasmin 在山村裡將棉花編織成圖案美麗的傳統布料。
pattern: weave [material] into [product]
Baraka learned to weave at age seven by watching his grandmother at her loom.
Baraka 七歲時看著祖母在織布機前工作，學會了如何織布。
Hoa wove a colourful wedding blanket as a gift for her cousin's ceremony.
Hoa 為表姐的婚禮織了一條色彩繽紛的結婚毯。
Putri weaves woollen scarves on a handloom and sells them at the weekend market.
Putri 用手動織布機織羊毛圍巾，在週末市集販售。
文法句型
weave + [material] + into + [product]
weave + [product] + from/out of + [material]
用法筆記
Past tense is 'wove'; past participle is 'woven'. The cloth-making sense is the only one where the subject is typically a person working at a loom or a weaving machine. Frequently passive: 'The fabric is woven from silk.'
常見錯誤
2. To wind or braid long narrow items such as sticks, hair, or strips of material a
編製；交錯編
將條狀物交錯纏繞做成物品
To wind or braid long narrow items such as sticks, hair, or strips of material around and between one another to create a useful or decorative object.
Mateo weaves thin strips of bamboo together to make strong market baskets.
Mateo 將細竹條交錯編在一起，做成堅固的市場菜籃。
pattern: weave [strips] together
Niran carefully weaves colourful ribbons through her braided hair for the festival.
Niran 為了慶典，小心地把彩帶編進辮子裡。
The artisan weaves dried palm leaves into a wide sun hat in under an hour.
這位工匠不到一小時就把曬乾的棕櫚葉編成了一頂寬邊草帽。
Gabriel watched the basket maker weave willow branches into a large laundry bin.
Gabriel 看著編籃師傅將柳條編成一個大洗衣籃。
文法句型
weave + [material] + into + [product]
weave + [objects] + together
用法筆記
Distinguished from sense 1 (MAKE CLOTH) by the materials: this sense involves non-thread items such as bamboo, leaves, hair, or wire, and produces baskets, hats, mats, or decorative pieces rather than fabric.
3. To construct a story, plan, or system by artfully bringing together various idea
融合；交織
巧妙結合不同元素成完整作品
To construct a story, plan, or system by artfully bringing together various ideas, facts, or components into a coherent whole.
Hiro weaves three separate storylines into a gripping thriller set in post-war Osaka.
Hiro 將三條獨立故事線交織成一部以戰後大阪為背景的扣人心弦的驚悚小說。
metaphorical: weave storylines into narrative
Rania weaves historical research with personal stories into her talks at the Cairo heritage forum.
Rania 將歷史研究與個人故事融入她在開羅文化遺產論壇的演講中。
Pedro weaves earthquake data and survival stories together in his high school geography lectures.
Pedro 將地震數據與生存故事交織在一起，融入他的高中地理課堂中。
Jin weaves childhood anecdotes into every talk he gives at the community centre.
Jin 把童年趣事融入他在社區中心的每一場講座中。
- integrate
more formal; emphasises making parts work as a unified system
- incorporate
suggests adding one element into an existing structure
- blend
less structured; suggests mixing until boundaries disappear
- separate
to divide into distinct parts
- disentangle
to pull apart what has been woven together
文法句型
weave + [element] + into/through + [narrative/structure]
weave + together
用法筆記
This sense is always metaphorical, extending the physical intertwining sense to abstract creative work. Common with nouns like story, plot, argument, song, or lecture. Often takes a that-clause or wh-clause as complement.
常見錯誤
4. To advance by making quick, frequent changes of direction, steering around peopl
穿梭；蜿蜒
快速變換方向繞過障礙前進
To advance by making quick, frequent changes of direction, steering around people or things that block the way.
Mark weaves through the packed night market, dodging shoppers and stacked crates.
Mark 在擁擠的夜市裡穿梭，閃避著購物的人潮和堆疊的木箱。
pattern: weave through [crowded place]
The cyclist weaves in and out of rush-hour traffic to get to work on time.
那位自行車手在尖峰時段的車流中穿梭，好準時到公司。
A small snake weaved through the dry grass and vanished under a flat rock.
一條小蛇在枯黃的草叢中蜿蜒竄過，消失在一塊扁平石頭下。
Gabriel weaves between the trees as he races down the steep mountain trail.
Gabriel 在陡峭的山徑上繞過樹木，飛快地衝下山。
文法句型
weave + through + [obstacles/area]
weave + in and out + of + [obstacles]
用法筆記
The past tense for this movement sense is usually 'weaved' (not 'wove'), though 'wove' is also accepted in careful writing. Unlike the other verb senses, this one is always intransitive and requires a prepositional phrase (through, between, in and out of).