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tablecloth

/tey-buhl-klawth, -kloth/US // ˈteɪ bəlˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ //UK // (ˈteɪbəlˌklɒθ) //

桌布,台布,餐桌布,桌巾

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ta·ble·cloths [tey-buhl-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths]. /ˈteɪ bəlˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/.

    • : a cloth for covering the top of a table, especially during a meal.

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Examples

  • The rising tension from her disappearance seeped through the book like stain spreading across a tablecloth until it was completely saturated.

  • Launder or dry clean your tablecloth as you would normally do.

  • It looks a bit like a beautiful tablecloth, laid out on the floor for a fairytale picnic.

  • Just then there was a rustling under the table and Jackson lifted the tablecloth.

  • Just then there was a rustling under the table and Jackson lifted the tablecloth and peered underneath.

  • His future was laid out for him like a fine linen tablecloth—smooth and wide open with possibilities.

  • Jess, who liked above all things to be orderly, spread out the big gray laundry bag on the pine needles for a tablecloth.

  • At last the tablecloth was spread and Henry unwrapped his parcels before the whole excited family.

  • She sat all alone, plucking nervously at the red-and-white checkered tablecloth.

  • You couldn't notice unless you bent down to look under the flap of their tablecloth.

  • I walked into my dining-room, and sat down at the table, which was covered with a new tablecloth and adorned with my new china.