fabric
['fæb.rɪk] noun
CLOTH 布
ADVANCED countable or uncountable
■(a type of) cloth or woven material 布；织物•dress fabric裙装衣料 •seats upholstered in hard-wearing fabric罩有耐磨布料的座椅 •cotton fabrics棉织物
['fæb.rɪk] noun
STRUCTURE 结构
the fabric of sth
■the structure or parts especially of a social unit or a building （尤指社会或建筑物的）结构，构造•the fabric of society社会结构 •Unhappiness was woven into the natural fabric of people's lives.苦恼忧愁原是人们日常生活的一部分。 •We must invest in the fabric of our hospitals and start rebuilding them.我们必须对医院建筑进行投资并开始重建工作。 |