1 [U] cloth that is made of very thin threads sewn in patterns with small holes in between 网眼织物;透孔织物: lace curtains网眼窗帘a collar made of lace网眼花边衣领☞adjective lacy 形容词为 lacy
2 [C] a string that is used for tying a shoe 鞋带;系带: Your shoelace is undone.你的鞋带松了。Do up your laces or you'll trip over them.系好鞋带,要不准会绊倒。☞picture at shoe 见shoe插图
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/leɪs ||; les/verb [I,T] lace (sth) (up) to tie or fasten sth with a lace¹(2) 用带子绑紧: She was sitting on the end of the bed lacing up her boots.她坐在床头系靴带。 ➔lace-upadjnoun [C]: lace-up boots/shoes系带靴╱鞋
*lack²
/læk ||; læk/verb [T] to have none or not enough of sth 缺乏;缺少: She seems to lack the will to succeed.她看来缺少成功的决心。