mat

• n. 垫；垫子；衬边
• vt. 缠结；铺席于……上
• vi. 纠缠在一起
• adj. 无光泽的
• n. (Mat)人名；(土)马特；(柬)马；(英)马特，玛特(女名)(教名Matthew、Martha、Matilda的昵称)

来自拉丁语matta,垫子，可能来自希伯来语mittah,床，睡椅。

1. a thick flat pad used as a floor covering

2. mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture

3. sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports

4. the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

5. a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it

mat

mat: English has two distinct words mat. The one meaning ‘small carpet’ [OE] is ultimately of Latin origin (matta), but it found its way into the West Germanic group of languages in prehistoric times, and has produced German matte and Dutch mat as well as English mat. Mat (or matt) meaning ‘dull’ [17] comes from French mat ‘dead’, which is also the source of the chess term mate.
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mat (n.1)

loosely joined natural materials used as bedding, etc., Old English matte, from Late Latin matta "mat made of rushes" (4c.), probably from Punic or Phoenician matta (compare Hebrew mittah "bed, couch"). Meaning "tangled mass" is from 1835. That of "piece of padded flooring used in gymnastics or wrestling" is attested from 1892; hence figurative phrase go to the mat "do battle" (1910). The Latin word also is the source of German Matte, matze; Dutch mat, Italian matta. French natte "mat, matting" is from Late Latin secondary form natta (compare napkin).

mat (adj.)

1640s, "lusterless, dull" (of a color or surface), from French mat "dull, dead surface," from Old French mat "beaten down, withered, afflicted, dejected; dull," which is perhaps from Latin mattus "maudlin with drink," from madere "to be wet or sodden, be drunk," from PIE root *mad- "to be wet, drip" (see mast (n.2)). Or the French word might represent a transferred use from chess of mater "to checkmate, defeat," from Arabic (see mate (v.2)).

mat (n.2)

"sheet of backing material," 1845, from French mat "dull surface or finish" (15c.), noun use of Old French mat (adj.); see mat (adj.).

mat (v.)

early 15c., "to make mats," from mat (n.1). From 1540s as "to provide with mats, to cover with mats;" meaning "to become tangled" is from 1570s. Related: Matted; matting.

In preparation for the celebration, a straw mat is placed on the table, along with a candle holder with seven candles, one black, three red, and three green.

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Wipe your feet on the mat before you come in, please.

请在垫子上擦擦脚再进来。

牛津词典

a judo/an exercise mat

柔道垫；健身垫

牛津词典

a beer mat

啤酒杯垫

牛津词典

a mat of hair

一团毛发

牛津词典

The food is served on polished tables with mats.

饭菜摆放在擦得铮亮、铺着衬垫的餐桌上。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

There was a letter on the mat...

地毯上有一封信。

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Bring a sleeping bag and foam mat.

带上睡袋和泡沫垫。

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The houses are well spaced out, each on its own plot of ground and mat of coarse grass...

房屋稀稀疏疏地坐落着，每栋都有自己的一片地和粗草坪。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She touched the thick mat of sandy hair on his chest.

她摸着他那浓密的淡棕色胸毛。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

As weed control: overlap the newspapers in a heavy mat in the garden as weed control.

杂草控制: 重叠在了沉重的报纸垫在花园里的杂草控制.

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" And another thing, we are very keen on truthfulness. There is no mat. "

老板说: 另一件事情页非常重要, 我们需要诚实的人, 门口根本就没有垫子.

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He cleaned the mud off his shoes on the shaggy mat in front of the door.

他在门前的粗糙的垫子上把鞋上的泥蹭掉.

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We shall have frost tonight, don't forget to cover up the cabbages with the mat.

今天夜里有霜冻, 别忘了用席子把白菜苫好.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The child toddled along quite nicely until he fell over the mat.

那孩子在席子上摔倒之前,蹒跚学步走得满像样的.

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Her foot caught in the mat and she fell heavily.

她的一只脚被地席绊住,重重地跌倒了.

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One of the vehicles in the mat recall was the Prius, the world top selling hybrid.

脚垫召回中的一款车型是普税斯这一世界最畅销混合动力车.

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The reed mat pattern soft white beautiful, very high reputation in the country.

其苇席轻柔洁白花纹美丽, 在全国享誉甚高.

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The design of process system of mat oil storage is described in this paper as well.

同时也介绍了沉垫贮油工艺流程系统的设计.

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Mat 27:33 They came to a place called Golgotha ( which means The Place of the Skull ) .

33到了一个地方名叫各各他,意思就是[ 髑髅 地].

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He buttocked his opponent onto the mat.

他把对手背摔在垫子上.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Lapse rate begin to cool down, Sleep on mat, Already feel some cold.

气温开始变凉了, 晚上睡在凉席上已经感觉很有点冷了.

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This mat has to be hammered down at the edges.

必须把这张席子的边钉上.

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We must glue the mat down at the edges to stop it curling.

我们必须把席子的边粘住,免得卷边.

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My foot caught in the mat and I fell heavily.

我被席子绊了一下,重重地摔了一跤.

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The mat was smouldering where the burning log had fallen.

燃烧的木棒落下的地方垫子慢慢燃烧起来.

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