lace /leis/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
• (n.) a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
• (v.) do lacework

Chinese translation

• n. 饰带, 花边, 缎带, 鞋带
• vt. 结带子, 饰以花边
• vi. 系带子

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/leis/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.82 · Super Rare

Word forms

laced, lacing, laces

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