English主要词典
lace
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
1 [U] a delicate fabric made from threads of cotton, silk, etc. that are woven into a pattern of holes:
a lace handkerchief * a tablecloth edged with lace
seealsoLACY
2 [C] = SHOELACE:
Your laces are undone.
verb
1 ~ (sth) (up) to be fastened with laces; to fasten sth with laces:
[V] She was wearing a dress that laced up at the side. * [VN] He was sitting on the bed lacing up his shoes.
seealsoLACE-UP
2 [V] to put a lace through the holes in a shoe, a boot, etc.
relatednounLACE-UP
3 [VN] ~ sth (with sth) to add a small amount of alcohol, a drug, poison, etc. to a drink:
He had laced her milk with rum.
4 [VN] ~ sth (with sth) to add a particular quality to a book, speech, etc:
Her conversation was laced with witty asides.
5 [VN] to weave or twist sth together with another thing:
They sat with their fingers laced.
