texture

• n. 质地；纹理；结构；本质，实质

text-,纺织，编织，-ure,名词后缀。引申词义结构，后用于指纹理，质地等。

1. the feel of a surface or a fabric;

"the wall had a smooth texture"

2. the essential quality of something;

"the texture of Neapolitan life"

3. the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together;

"then another melodic line is added to the texture"

4. the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality

texture (n.)

early 15c., "network, structure," from Middle French texture and directly from Latin textura "web, texture, structure," from stem of texere "to weave," from PIE root *teks- "to weave, to fabricate, to make; make wicker or wattle framework" (cognates: Sanskrit taksati "he fashions, constructs," taksan "carpenter;" Avestan taša "ax, hatchet," thwaxš- "be busy;" Old Persian taxš- "be active;" Latin tela "web, net, warp of a fabric;" Greek tekton "carpenter," tekhne "art;" Old Church Slavonic tesla "ax, hatchet;" Lithuanian tasau "to carve;" Old Irish tal "cooper's ax;" Old High German dahs, German Dachs "badger," literally "builder;" Hittite taksh- "to join, unite, build"). Meaning "structural character" is recorded from 1650s. Related: Textural.

texture (v.)

1888 (implied in textured), "to give a texture to, to make not smooth or plain," from texture (n.).

"You've also got color, texture and shape sensors looking down at the ground to check pasture quality," says Salah Sukkarieh of the University of Sydney, who will carry out trials on several farms in central New South Wales.

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The texture is crunchy, but smelt a little of cab food.

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the soft texture of velvet

天鹅绒柔软的质地

牛津词典

She uses a variety of different colours and textures in her wall hangings.

她悬挂的帷幔色彩和质地多姿多彩。

牛津词典

The two cheeses were very different in both taste and texture.

这两种奶酪的味道和口感大不相同。

牛津词典

the rich texture of the symphony

这首交响曲优美和谐的乐感

牛津词典

Aloe Vera is used in moisturisers to give them a wonderfully silky texture...

芦荟用于润肤霜中，使之具有美妙的丝般润滑感。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Her skin is pale, the texture of fine wax.

她肤色苍白，肤质细腻如蜡。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

This cheese has an open, crumbly texture with a strong flavour...

这种奶酪多孔松脆，风味浓郁。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Earthworms consume large amounts of soil, and produce a rich humus, perfect in texture.

蚯蚓吃下大量土壤，排出肥力丰富、物理结构理想的腐殖质。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The very texture of his prose bears the influence of his familiarity with drugs.

他独特的散文风韵显示出他常常在毒品的影响下进行创作的痕迹。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Mr Ursell likens its texture to that of a gravy cube.

Ursell先生将它的纹理比作gravycube的纹理.

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We could feel the smooth texture of silk.

我们能感觉出丝绸的光滑质地.

《简明英汉词典》

The edible quality of vegetable soybean consists of sweetness, flavor, texture and taste.

衡量食味的主要品质指标有甜味 、 质地 、 香味和鲜味等.

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Besides enhancing taste, salt helps provide texture to many foods andacts as a preservative.

除了能够增强口感之外, 食盐还有助于改善食品的质感,并且具有防腐的功效.

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Texture of foods can be measured with sophisticated mechanical testing machines.

食品的质构可以通过精密的机械测量装置进行检测.

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The texture of her hair is smooth and silky.

她的发质柔顺光滑.

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Both types of coat are hard in texture and neither coat is preferable to the other.

两种被毛类型的毛发的质地都很硬,两种毛发类型一视同仁.

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The basic one is texture splatting, pretty much as everybody implements it.

最基本的一个就是材质泼洒.

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If the cheese is too young, the texture is smooth.

在它还很嫩的时候, 它的结构是平滑的.

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Again it was so even in texture that I went back to sleep.

那拍子依然不紧不慢,又把我带回梦乡.

名作英译部分

They are constantly changing not only their color but even the texture of their skin.

章鱼不仅可变换肤色,连皮肤的纹都不同.

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Achieve the level of the adhesion film ( National Standard 2 ), smooth moisturizing, excellent texture.

漆膜的附着力达到一级 ( 国家标准二级 ), 光洁润泽, 质感极佳.

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Fresh texture to make skin soft and comfort with clear after clean.

清爽的质地,洗后肌肤柔软舒适,清澈洁净.

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The drape of the garment can change significantly with a change in fabric texture.

改变织物的质地会大大改变织物的悬垂性.

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the soft texture of velvet

天鹅绒柔软的质地

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

Each brick also varies slightly in tone, texture and size.

每块砖在色调、质地与大小上也都略有不同。

柯林斯例句

Earthworms consume large amounts of soil, and produce a rich humus, perfect in texture.

蚯蚓吃下大量土壤，排出肥力丰富、物理结构理想的腐殖质。

柯林斯例句

This cheese has a crumbly texture with a strong flavour.

这种奶酪口感松脆，味道浓郁。

柯林斯例句

Aloe Vera is used in moisturisers to give them a wonderfully silky texture.

芦荟用于润肤霜中，使之具有美妙的丝般润滑感。

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