mat

noun

1. 小地毯；垫子
   a small piece of thick carpet or strong material that is used to cover part of a floor
   1. Wipe your feet on the mat before you come in, please.
      请在垫子上擦擦脚再进来。
2. （体育运动用的）厚垫子
   a piece of thick material such as rubber or plastic used especially in some sports for people to lie on or fall onto
   1. a judo/an exercise mat
      柔道垫；健身垫
3. （装饰或保护桌面的）衬垫，小垫
   a small piece of plastic, wood or cloth used on a table for decoration or to protect the surface from heat or damage
   1. a beer mat
      啤酒杯垫
4. 团；簇；丛
   a thick mass of sth that is stuck together
   1. a mat of hair
      一团毛发

adj.

adj.

1. N-COUNT (杯、盘的)垫,垫子
   A mat is a small piece of something such as cloth, card, or plastic which you put on a table to protect it from plates or cups.
   1. The food is served on polished tables with mats.
      饭菜摆放在擦得铮亮、铺着衬垫的餐桌上。
2. N-COUNT 地毯;地垫;地席
   A mat is a small piece of carpet or other thick material which is put on the floor for protection, decoration, or comfort.
   1. There was a letter on the mat...
      地毯上有一封信。
   2. Bring a sleeping bag and foam mat.
      带上睡袋和泡沫垫。
3. N-COUNT 一簇;一丛;一团
   A mat of something such as grass or moss is a thick, untidy layer of it.
   1. The houses are well spaced out, each on its own plot of ground and mat of coarse grass...
      房屋稀稀疏疏地坐落着，每栋都有自己的一片地和粗草坪。
   2. She touched the thick mat of sandy hair on his chest.
      她摸着他那浓密的淡棕色胸毛。
4. See also: matt place mat

1. The food is served on polished tables with mats.
   饭菜摆放在擦得铮亮、铺着衬垫的餐桌上。
2. There was a letter on the mat
   地毯上有一封信。
3. Bring a sleeping bag and foam mat.
   带上睡袋和泡沫垫。
4. The houses are well spaced out, each on its own plot of ground and mat of coarse grass
   房屋稀稀疏疏地坐落着，每栋都有自己的一片地和粗草坪。
5. She touched the thick mat of sandy hair on his chest.
   她摸着他那浓密的淡棕色胸毛。
6. This padded changing bag unzips to form a convenient and comfortable mat for nappy changing.
   这种加厚型妈咪袋把拉链打开就是一块方便、舒适的垫子，可给宝宝换尿布。
7. We shall have frost tonight, don't forget to cover up the cabbages with the mat.
   今天夜里有霜冻，别忘了用席子把白菜苫好。
8. This mat is too big for the room, it laps over at the edges.
   这张席子放在屋里太大，四边都折了起来。
9. They didn't ask you to mat the room, understand?
   他们没有让你往房间里铺席子，明白了吗？
10. There is a mat underneath the mattress.
    褥子下面儿铺着一领席。
11. Put the hot dish down on the mat, so you won't burn the table.
    把盛热菜的盘子放在垫子上，免得烫坏桌子。
12. My foot caught in the mat and I fell heavily.
    我被席子绊了一下，重重地摔了一跤。
13. I wiped my shoes on the mat before I came in.
    我在进门前把鞋在垫子上擦了擦。
14. She blamed herself for leaving the room, for placing the play mat on the hardwood floor.
    她怪自己离开了房间，怪自己把游戏垫放在了硬木地板上。
15. I need to buy a new mat.
    我得去买个新席子。
16. Lay this mat over the floor.
    把席子铺在地板上。
17. I can bring my picnic mat so we don't get bitten by ants.
    我可以带我的野餐垫，这样我们就不会被蚂蚁咬了。
18. You can wipe your shoes on that mat.
    你可以在那个垫子上擦鞋子。
19. They just cleaned the mat.
    他们刚刚清洗衣了垫子。
20. He sits on a mat.
    他坐在一个垫子上。
21. Purchase a mat you can work on.
    购买一个垫子，您可以工作的。
22. Buy door mat and rubber mat.
    购买擦鞋垫和橡胶垫。
23. They spread a mat on the floor.
    他们正在地板上展了一张席子。
24. Remove the carpet and mat from the floor panel.
    从底板上拆去地毯和铺垫。
25. They sit and play should in the mat or the sofa.
    他们坐和玩应该在席子或沙发。
26. Be careful you don't trip on the mat.
    小心别在地席上绊倒了。
27. Use a folded blanket or sticky mat to pad your head and forearms.
    用一块折叠的垫子或者粘垫护着你的头和前臂。
28. That's how I feel about yoga& and my yoga mat.
    对于我来说，我的瑜伽和瑜伽垫正是这种关系，天生一对。
29. What are you doing on the mat?
    怎么了？你在地毯上干什么？
30. There's a* Pencii and paper under my mat.
    我的垫子下面有铅笔和纸。

n.

go to the mat (with sb) (for sb/sth)

• （为支持或维护…）（与某人）争辩
  to support or defend sb/sth in an argument with sb

take sb/sth to the mat

• 与…进行辩论
  to get involved in an argument with sb/sth

noun

1. a thick flat pad used as a floor covering

2. sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports

   Synonym:    gym mat

3. a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it

4. mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture

   Synonym:    matting

5. the property of having little or no contrast

   Synonym:    flatnesslusterlessnesslustrelessnessmattmatte

6. a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven
   1. a mat of weeds and grass

verb

1. change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
   1. The fabric felted up after several washes

   Synonym:    feltfelt upmat upmatt-upmatte upmatte

2. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
   1. The child entangled the cord

   Synonym:    entangletanglesnarl

adj

1. not reflecting light
   1. flat wall paint
   2. a photograph with a matte finish

   Synonym:    flatmattmattematted