linen

noun

/ˈlɪnɪn/

[uncountable]Idioms

a type of cloth made from flax, used to make high-quality clothes, sheets, etc.亚麻布
- a linen tablecloth亚麻桌布
- a fine linen shirt精纺亚麻布衬衫
CultureNorthern Ireland has been a centre for the linen industry for hundreds of years and exports linen to countries around the world.
Topics Clothes and Fashionc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fine
- pure
- coarse
- …
verb + linen
- weave (something from)
sheets, tablecloths, pillowcases, etc.日用织品
- (British English) a linen cupboard家庭日用织品壁橱
- (North American English) a linen closet家庭日用织品壁橱
- We change the bed linen once a week.我们一周换一次床单及枕套。
see also bed linen, table linen
Wordfinder
- appliances
- cookware
- fashion
- furnishings
- hardware
- linen
- lingerie
- menswear
- stationery
- store
Topics Shoppingc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- clean
- fresh
- dirty
- …
verb + linen
- change
- wash
linen + noun
- basket
- closet
- cupboard
- …

词源Old English līnen (as an adjective in the sense ‘made of flax’), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch linnen, German Leinen, also to obsolete line ‘flax’.

Idioms

air/wash your dirty laundry/linen in public

(disapproving) to discuss your personal affairs in public, especially something embarrassing公开谈论个人的事；（尤指）家丑外扬

词汇	linen
释义	linen noun /ˈlɪnɪn/ /ˈlɪnɪn/ [uncountable]Idioms a type of cloth made from flax, used to make high-quality clothes, sheets, etc.亚麻布 a linen tablecloth亚麻桌布 a fine linen shirt精纺亚麻布衬衫 CultureNorthern Ireland has been a centre for the linen industry for hundreds of years and exports linen to countries around the world. Topics Clothes and Fashionc1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective fine pure coarse … verb + linen weave (something from) sheets, tablecloths, pillowcases, etc.日用织品 (British English) a linen cupboard家庭日用织品壁橱 (North American English) a linen closet家庭日用织品壁橱 We change the bed linen once a week.我们一周换一次床单及枕套。 see also bed linen, table linen Wordfinder appliances cookware fashion furnishings hardware linen lingerie menswear stationery store Topics Shoppingc1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective clean fresh dirty … verb + linen change wash linen + noun basket closet cupboard … 词源Old English līnen (as an adjective in the sense ‘made of flax’), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch linnen, German Leinen, also to obsolete line ‘flax’. Idioms air/wash your dirty laundry/linen in public (disapproving) to discuss your personal affairs in public, especially something embarrassing公开谈论个人的事；（尤指）家丑外扬
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