weave
verb In sense 4 weaved is used for the past tense and past participle.Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they weave | |
| he / she / it weaves | |
| past simple wove | |
| past participle woven | |
| -ing form weaving |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to make cloth, a carpet, a basket, etc. by crossing threads or narrow pieces of material across, over and under each other by hand or on a machine called a loom （用手或机器）编，织 - weave A from B
The baskets are woven from strips of willow. 这些篮子是用柳条编的。 - weave B into A
The strips of willow are woven into baskets. 用柳条编成篮子。 - weave something together
threads woven together 织在一起的线 - weave (something)
Most spiders weave webs that are almost invisible. 大多数蜘蛛可结成几乎看不见的网。 She is skilled at spinning and weaving. 她是纺织能手。
Extra ExamplesThe carpet was specially woven to commemorate the 1 000th anniversary of the cathedral's foundation. 这块地毯是为了纪念主教座堂建成1,000 周年而专门编织的。 The threads are woven together. 这些线编织在一起。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- skilfully/skillfully
- seamlessly
- …
- from
- into
- weave A from B
- [transitive] weave A (out of/from B) | weave B (into A)
to make something by twisting flowers, pieces of wood, etc. together （用…）编成 - [intransitive, transitive]
to move along by running and changing direction continuously to avoid things that are in your way 迂回行进，穿行（以避开障碍） - [transitive]
to put facts, events, details, etc. together to make a story or a closely connected whole （把…）编成，编纂成，编造（故事等） - weave (something into) something
to weave a narrative 编故事 - weave something together
The biography weaves together the various strands of Einstein's life. 这部传记把爱因斯坦一生的各个方面编纂成书。
Extra ExamplesComedy and tragedy are inextricably woven into her fiction. 在她的小说中，喜剧和悲剧错综交织。 Hall skilfully weaves the historical research into a gripping narrative. 霍尔巧妙地把历史研究揉进了扣人心弦的故事叙述 。 The author seamlessly weaves together the stories of three people's lives. 作者将 3 个人物的生活经历完美地结合在一起。 The whisky is inextricably woven into Scotland's history, customs and culture. 威士忌已经成为了苏格兰历史、风俗和文化不可分割的一部份。 The author weaves the narrative around the detailed eyewitness accounts. 作者根据目击者的详细叙述编出了这个故事。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- skilfully/skillfully
- seamlessly
- …
- from
- into
- weave (something into) something
Word Originverb senses 1 to 3 Old English wefan, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek huphē ‘web’ and Sanskrit ūrṇavābhi ‘spider’, literally ‘wool-weaver’. The current noun sense dates from the late 19th cent. verb sense 4 late 16th cent.: probably from Old Norse veifa ‘to wave, brandish’.
Idioms
weave your magic | weave a spell (over somebody)
- (especially British English)
to perform or behave in a way that is attractive or interesting, or that makes somebody behave in a particular way （对某人）施展魔力；发挥（对某人的）影响力 Will Hegerberg be able to weave her magic against Italy on Wednesday? 赫格伯格能否在周三对阵意大利的比赛中编织她的魔法吗？