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词汇 oilcloth
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Definition of oilcloth in English:

oilcloth

noun ˈɔɪlklɒθˈɔɪlˌklɔθ
mass noun
  • 1Cotton fabric treated on one side with oil to make it waterproof.

    油布

    Example sentencesExamples
    • My inventor sat at the kitchen table and sketched his idea on to a piece of oilcloth.
    • Look for oilcloth online or at specialty fabric shops.
    • In the other were chairs and wooden tables covered in a kind of oilcloth.
    • Once again, the small oilcloth covered parcel caught her eye and she checked its contents.
    • She might get a piece of material to make curtains for the kitchen window and some oilcloth for the table.
    • In the meanwhile, Gramma put up a piece of oilcloth to keep the bugs out and let a little light in.
    • There was oilcloth on the floor, which was old and torn.
    • Lilac wallpaper and oilcloth on pantry shelves say he was married, and scattered toys suggest children.
    • Nine ounces of oilcloth is always a sign of durable cotton.
    • When the lid is down, the pine becomes evident, although tack holes indicate that the writing surface was originally covered with oilcloth, hiding the lesser wood.
    • He undid the layers of oilcloth and canvas, relieved that they had kept the twigs and shaved wood dry.
    • David leaned over and reached into his pocket, and came out holding a small flat bundle wrapped in oilcloth.
    • A short while later, Judd came out again holding an object wrapped in oilcloth.
    • From tents and dresses and beach towels to oilcloth and pencil cases and dog beds, Kidston makes a mind-boggling assortment of products.
    • It was brown and dirty, wrapped in oilcloth and tied with a dirty string.
    • The sides are draped with oilcloth so that no one can look in.
    • She shoved it into his hand, a thick parcel of grubby rags and oilcloth.
    1. 1.1count noun A canvas coated with linseed or other oil and used to cover a table or floor.
      油帆布
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Near a pot of bitter brown water masquerading as coffee, on a platter perched atop a red-checked oilcloth, sat the finest apricot turnovers this side of anywhere.
      • The driver was a shadowy figure buried under a drab-green oilcloth that glistened with water and reflections from isolated windows.
      • That was why the bronze screw and rudder were covered by oilcloths until they were safely submerged and out of sight.
      • He was surprised to find the remains of the wild bird his companion had been roasting, all wrapped in an oilcloth.
      • Raindrops trickle down his face with the affectionate tranquility of milk on an oilcloth.
      • During an interval in the battle of Cold Harbor in 1864, he was seen lying on an oilcloth, occupying himself by studying Arabic.
      • A table covered with a dark oilcloth took up all the middle of the little room.
      • In the middle of the room, a long plank table stood, an oilcloth covering it.
      • From under the oilcloth on the table, she pulled out her husband's secret drawings, made mostly in a large spiral copy book.
      • The black man, Levi Chew, rode in back on the oilcloth that covered the wagon's load.
      • A used rocking chair was my bed, and when I found food, a soiled blue oilcloth was my table.

Definition of oilcloth in US English:

oilcloth

nounˈɔɪlˌklɔθˈoilˌklôTH
  • 1Fabric treated on one side with oil to make it waterproof.

    油布

    Example sentencesExamples
    • My inventor sat at the kitchen table and sketched his idea on to a piece of oilcloth.
    • When the lid is down, the pine becomes evident, although tack holes indicate that the writing surface was originally covered with oilcloth, hiding the lesser wood.
    • There was oilcloth on the floor, which was old and torn.
    • In the other were chairs and wooden tables covered in a kind of oilcloth.
    • From tents and dresses and beach towels to oilcloth and pencil cases and dog beds, Kidston makes a mind-boggling assortment of products.
    • A short while later, Judd came out again holding an object wrapped in oilcloth.
    • Lilac wallpaper and oilcloth on pantry shelves say he was married, and scattered toys suggest children.
    • He undid the layers of oilcloth and canvas, relieved that they had kept the twigs and shaved wood dry.
    • In the meanwhile, Gramma put up a piece of oilcloth to keep the bugs out and let a little light in.
    • Once again, the small oilcloth covered parcel caught her eye and she checked its contents.
    • Look for oilcloth online or at specialty fabric shops.
    • She shoved it into his hand, a thick parcel of grubby rags and oilcloth.
    • It was brown and dirty, wrapped in oilcloth and tied with a dirty string.
    • Nine ounces of oilcloth is always a sign of durable cotton.
    • The sides are draped with oilcloth so that no one can look in.
    • David leaned over and reached into his pocket, and came out holding a small flat bundle wrapped in oilcloth.
    • She might get a piece of material to make curtains for the kitchen window and some oilcloth for the table.
    1. 1.1 A canvas coated with linseed or other oil and used to cover a table or floor.
      油帆布
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The black man, Levi Chew, rode in back on the oilcloth that covered the wagon's load.
      • That was why the bronze screw and rudder were covered by oilcloths until they were safely submerged and out of sight.
      • From under the oilcloth on the table, she pulled out her husband's secret drawings, made mostly in a large spiral copy book.
      • During an interval in the battle of Cold Harbor in 1864, he was seen lying on an oilcloth, occupying himself by studying Arabic.
      • In the middle of the room, a long plank table stood, an oilcloth covering it.
      • A table covered with a dark oilcloth took up all the middle of the little room.
      • Near a pot of bitter brown water masquerading as coffee, on a platter perched atop a red-checked oilcloth, sat the finest apricot turnovers this side of anywhere.
      • He was surprised to find the remains of the wild bird his companion had been roasting, all wrapped in an oilcloth.
      • A used rocking chair was my bed, and when I found food, a soiled blue oilcloth was my table.
      • The driver was a shadowy figure buried under a drab-green oilcloth that glistened with water and reflections from isolated windows.
      • Raindrops trickle down his face with the affectionate tranquility of milk on an oilcloth.
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