braid

noun

/breɪd/

[uncountable] thin coloured rope that is used to decorate furniture and military uniforms（装饰家具和军装的）彩色穗带
- The general's uniform was trimmed with gold braid.将军的制服饰有金色穗带。
- The curtains were trimmed with silk braid.窗帘用丝辫镶边。
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(especially North American English)
(British English usually plait)
[countable] a long piece of something, especially hair, that is divided into three parts and twisted together辫状物；发辫；辫子
- She wears her hair in braids.她梳着发辫。
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词源Old English bregdan ‘make a sudden movement’, also ‘interweave’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breien (verb).

verb

/breɪd/

(especially North American English)

(British English usually plait)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they braid	/breɪd/ /breɪd/
he / she / it braids	/breɪdz/ /breɪdz/
past simple braided	/ˈbreɪdɪd/ /ˈbreɪdɪd/
past participle braided	/ˈbreɪdɪd/ /ˈbreɪdɪd/
-ing form braiding	/ˈbreɪdɪŋ/ /ˈbreɪdɪŋ/