1 [U] a material made of cotton, wool, etc that you use for making clothes, curtains, etc 布:
a metre of cloth一米布
2 [C] (pluralcloths /klɒθs; US klɔ:ðz ||; klɔðz/) a piece of material that you use for a particular purpose 专用布:
a tablecloth桌布Where can I find a cloth to wipe this water up?哪里有抹布可以把这水抹掉?☞picture at bucket 见bucket插图
cloth/klɔθ; klɒθ/n 1 [U] material used for making clothes and other things 布料: cotton/woollen/silk cloth a coat made of thick woollen cloth 一件用厚毛料做的外套USAGE 用法Do not use cloth or cloths to mean ‘things that you wear’. Use clothes ☆ 穿在身上的衣服不要说 cloth 或 cloths ﹐而要说 clothes: My favourite clothes are jeans and a T-shirt. 我最喜欢的衣服是牛仔裤和 T 恤衫。a clothes shop 服装店2 [C] a piece of cloth that you use for cleaning things 抹布: Wipe the surface with a damp cloth. 用湿抹布擦表面。
clothclothclothsnoun1(no plural) material made of wool, cotton, etc. that you use for making clothes and other thingsspeakingMaterial is the word we usually use: • Gloria bought some material to make a dress.2a piece of cloth that you use for a special job: Do you have a cloth I can use to wipe the floor with?Look at tablecloth.