weave
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Learner's definition of WEAVE
1
◊ Wove is the usual past tense and woven the usual past participle for senses 1, 2, and 4. Weaved is the usual past tense and past participle for sense 3.
: to make something (such as cloth) by crossing threads or other long pieces of material over and under each other
[+ object]
- She weaves cloth on her loom.
她用织布机织布。 - He wove a basket (from the branches). = He wove the branches into a basket.
他（用枝条）编了个篮子。
[no object]
- She spins and weaves.
她纺纱织布。
2
[+ object] : to create something (such as a story) by combining different things in usually a complicated way
- The author has woven an exciting tale of adventure and romance.
作者编造了一个激动人心而又浪漫的历险故事。 - She wove episodes from many sources into a single narrative.
她将许多不同来源的片段编成了一个故事。
- The musicians wove together a beautiful and complex melody.
音乐家们编了一首优美而复杂的曲子。 - The story weaves together [=combines] the past and present in surprising ways.
故事出人意料地将过去和现在编织在一起。
3
: to move from side to side while going forward especially in order to avoid the people or things that are in front of you
[no object]
- The car was weaving in and out of traffic.
那辆车在车流中穿梭。 - She weaved through the defenders and scored a goal.
她绕过数名防守队员进球得分。
[+ object]
- He weaved his way through the crowd.
他穿过人群。
4
2 weave /ˈwiːv/ noun
plural weaves
2 weave
/ˈwiːv/
noun
plural weaves
Learner's definition of WEAVE
[count]
: a pattern in a woven cloth : a particular way of weaving cloth
- a twill/plain weave
斜纹/平纹织法 - an open weave
稀疏织法