ribbon
noun /ˈrɪbən/
/ˈrɪbən/
Idioms - [uncountable, countable] a narrow piece of material, used to tie things or for decoration
(用于捆绑或装饰的)带子;丝带 - Her present was tied with yellow ribbon.
她的礼物上系着黄丝带。 - lengths of velvet ribbon
一段段天鹅绒带子 - She was wearing two blue silk ribbons in her hair.
她的头发上系着两根蓝色丝带。
Topics Clothes and Fashionc1- He tied some gold ribbon around the present.
他给礼品系了一些金丝带。 - Her hair was tied back with a black silk ribbon.
她的头发用黑丝带扎在后面。 - She had a pink ribbon in her hair.
她的头发上扎着一条粉红色的丝带。 - The Lord Mayor cut a ribbon to launch the celebrations.
市长大人为庆典剪彩。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- wide
- narrow
- …
- length
- piece
- tie
- tie something with
- tie something back with
- …
- Her present was tied with yellow ribbon.
- [countable] something that is long and narrow in shape
带状物;狭长的东西 - The road was a ribbon of moonlight.
这条路在月光下如同一条缎带。
- The road was a ribbon of moonlight.
- [countable] a ribbon in special colours, or tied in a special way, that is given to somebody as a prize or as a military honour, or that is worn by somebody to show that they belong to a particular political party
compare rosette绶带;勋带 - [countable] a long narrow piece of material containing ink (= coloured liquid for writing, drawing, etc.) that you put into typewriters and some computer printers
(打字机或打印机的)色带
词源early 16th cent.: variant of riband. The French spelling ruban was also frequent in the 16th–18th cents.
Idioms
cut a/the ribbon (on something)
- to officially open a building, road, etc. with a special ceremony that typically involves cutting a ribbon across the entrance
功能区: 通过特殊的仪式正式打开建筑物,道路等,通常包括在入口处剪彩- The prince cut the ribbon to officially open the building.
王子剪彩正式开放大楼。 - Yesterday the mayor cut the ribbon on the new sports centre.
昨天市长为新的体育中心剪彩。
- The prince cut the ribbon to officially open the building.
- to officially start something, such as a business project or activity
功能区: 正式开始某事,例如商业项目或活动- Today we're happy to cut the ribbon on a project that will improve safety for cyclists.
今天,我们很高兴为一个将提高骑自行车者安全性的项目剪彩。
- Today we're happy to cut the ribbon on a project that will improve safety for cyclists.
cut/tear, etc. something to ribbons
- to cut/tear, etc. something very badly
(将某物)撕扯得粉碎,切成碎片 - His coat was torn to ribbons by the barbed wire fence.
他的外套被带刺的铁丝网撕成了碎片。
- His coat was torn to ribbons by the barbed wire fence.