textile
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tex·tile /ˈtekstaɪl/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 TIany type of woven cloth that is made in large quantities – used especially by people in the business of making clothes etc 纺织品 Their main exports are textiles, especially silk and cotton. 他们的主要出口商品是纺织品，尤其是丝绸和棉布。textile industry/design/manufacture etc textile design and technology 纺织品的设计和工艺 a textile mill 纺织厂2. textiles [plural]TI the industry involved in making cloth 纺织业
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textile• Had Guy Sterne chosen furnishings and textiles for this villa himself?• Expansion plans and improved profits at textile group Albion helped it to a 24p rise to 75p.• Furniture, textiles and floor coverings date from the late 1960s or earlier.• But tutors were so impressed with the two girls' work in textiles that they made them unconditional offers.• She was naked, and inanimate textiles lapped her skin.• The move to the country outside had begun, and so had Aarau's export trade, at that time mostly textiles.textile industry/design/manufacture etc• In both metallurgical and textile industries almost half the factory workers were employed in plants of over 1,000 workers.• The oil and gas industry has lost more jobs since 1982 than the country's car, steel and textile industries combined.• In 1896 and again in 1897 almost the entire textile industry of St Petersburg was briefly paralysed.• The Slaters were one of the most influential families in Norwich history and the history of textile manufacturing in this country.• It is most important to our textile industry that we reach a satisfactory conclusion.• Gordon has extensive experience of the textile industry, specialising in production and planning control.• This could help solve one of the textile industry's biggest problems, removing colouring and chemicals from waste water.From Longman Business Dictionarytextiletex‧tile /ˈtekstaɪl/ noun1[countable] cloth made in large quantitiesTheir main exports are textiles, especially silk and cotton.a British textile companythe US textile market2textiles [plural]COMMERCE the industry involved in making clothHalf a million jobs were lost in steel and textiles.Origin textile (1600-1700) Latin textilis “woven”, from texere; → TEXTtex·tile nounChineseSyllable
is in Corpus large woven quantities cloth of any that type made Business
textile
tex‧tile /ˈtekstaɪl/
noun [countable]1. any type of woven cloth that is made in large quantities, used especially by people in the business of making clothes etc:
Their main exports are textiles, especially silk and cotton.
textile industry/design/manufacture etc
textile design and technology
a textile mill
2. textiles [plural] the industry involved in making cloth
tex‧tile /ˈtekstaɪl/
noun [countable]1. any type of woven cloth that is made in large quantities, used especially by people in the business of making clothes etc: textile industry/design/manufacture etc
2. textiles [plural] the industry involved in making cloth
fabric woven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc., used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture 指织物、布料 ：◆ cotton fabric 棉织物 ◆ furnishing fabrics 室内装饰织物 NOTE Fabric is often fairly strong material, and is often used when talking about covering furniture or making curtains.* fabric 常指较结实的材料，常用于指盖家具、做窗帘的织物。 cloth fabric made by weaving or knitting cotton, wool, silk, etc. 指织物、布料 ：◆ His bandages had been made from strips of cloth. 他的绷带是用布条做的。 NOTE Cloth is often fairly light material, especially in a form that has not been printed, treated, or prepared for use in any way.Cloth is frequently used in talking about buying and selling woven material.* cloth 常指较轻的材料，尤指尚未印花、处理或加工的织物。cloth 常指买卖的织物、布料。 material fabric used for making clothes, curtains, etc. 指布料 ：◆ 'What material is this dress made of?' 'Cotton.' “这条裙子是用什么料子做的？” “棉布。” NOTE Material is a more general word thanfabric orcloth as it has the related meaning of 'a substance that things can be made from'. It is not used when it might not be clear which type of material is meant.* material 较 fabric 或 cloth 含义更广，因为该词含材料、原料等相关意义。不清楚布料类型就不用该词 ：◆ furnishing material ◆ the material industry ◆ a material manufacturer textile any type of fabric made by weaving or knitting 指纺织品 ：◆ He owns a factory producing a range of textiles. 他拥有一家工厂，生产一系列纺织品。 ◆ the textile industry 纺织工业 NOTE Textile is used mostly when talking about the business of making woven materials. The industry of making textiles is calledtextiles .* textile 多用来表示织物生产活动，纺织业叫 textiles ：◆ He got a job in textiles. 他在纺织行业找到一份工作。
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woven/cotton/woollen fabric/cloth/material/textilessynthetic fabric/material/textilesprinted fabric/cloth/textilesfurnishing/curtain/dress fabric/material