- [uncountable, countable]
a narrow piece of material, used to tie things or for decoration （用于捆绑或装饰的）带子；丝带 
Her present was tied with yellow ribbon. 她的礼物上系着黄丝带。 lengths of velvet ribbon 一段段天鹅绒带子 She was wearing two blue silk ribbons in her hair. 她的头发上系着两根蓝色丝带。
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashionc1He tied some gold ribbon around the present. 他给礼品系了一些金丝带。 Her hair was tied back with a black silk ribbon. 她的头发用黑丝带扎在后面。 She had a pink ribbon in her hair. 她的头发上扎着一条粉红色的丝带。 The Lord Mayor cut a ribbon to launch the celebrations. 市长大人为庆典剪彩。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- wide
- narrow
- …
- length
- piece
- tie
- tie something with
- tie something back with
- …
- [countable]
something that is long and narrow in shape 带状物；狭长的东西 - [countable]
a ribbon in special colours, or tied in a special way, that is given to somebody as a prize or as a military honour, or that is worn by somebody to show that they belong to a particular political party 绶带；勋带 - [countable]
a long narrow piece of material containing ink (= coloured liquid for writing, drawing, etc.) that you put into typewriters and some computer printers （打字机或打印机的）色带
Word Originearly 16th cent.: variant of riband. The French spelling ruban was also frequent in the 16th–18th cents.
Idioms
cut a/the ribbon (on something)
to officially open a building, road, etc. with a special ceremony that typically involves cutting a ribbon across the entrance The prince cut the ribbon to officially open the building. 王子剪彩，正式打开了大楼。 Yesterday the mayor cut the ribbon on the new sports centre. 昨天，市长在新体育中心剪彩。
to officially start something, such as a business project or activity Today we're happy to cut the ribbon on a project that will improve safety for cyclists. 今天，我们很高兴在一个可以提高骑车人安全性的项目上剪彩。
cut/tear, etc. something to ribbons
to cut/tear, etc. something very badly （将某物）撕扯得粉碎，切成碎片 His coat was torn to ribbons by the barbed wire fence. 他的外套被铁丝网围起来撕成缎带。