velvet
noun /ˈvelvɪt/
/ˈvelvɪt/
[uncountable]Idioms - a type of cloth made from silk, cotton or nylon, with a thick, soft surface
丝绒；立绒；经绒；天鹅绒 - a velvet dress
天鹅绒连衣裙 - velvet curtains/drapes
天鹅绒窗帘／帷幕 - curtains of heavy crimson velvet
厚重的深红色天鹅绒窗帘
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- thick
- soft
- …
- of velvet
词源Middle English: from Old French veluotte, from velu ‘velvety’, from medieval Latin villutus, from Latin villus ‘tuft, down’. - a velvet dress
Idioms
an iron fist/hand (in a velvet glove)
- if you use the words an iron fist/hand when describing the way that somebody behaves, you mean that they treat people severely. This treatment may be hidden behind a kind appearance (the velvet glove).
（温和背后的）铁拳 - They promised that the army would strike with an iron fist at any resistance.
他们承诺军队将对任何抵抗采取铁腕手段。 - The iron hand in the velvet glove approach seems to work best with this age group.
天鹅绒手套方法中的铁手似乎最适合这个年龄组。
- They promised that the army would strike with an iron fist at any resistance.