quilt
quilt — 名詞
1. A thick bed covering made by stitching two pieces of fabric together around a so
拼布被
兩層布夾軟墊縫成的床罩
A thick bed covering made by stitching two pieces of fabric together around a soft inner layer, with the stitching often forming a decorative design.
Jisoo's grandmother gave her a quilt with blue and white patterns for her new bedroom.
Jisoo 的祖母送給她一條藍白拼布被，放在她的新臥室裡。
collocation: quilt with [colour] patterns
The quilt on the spare bed has been in the family for over fifty years.
客房那條拼布被已經在家族裡傳了五十多年。
Each quilt at the craft fair was hand-stitched by local artisans using traditional methods.
手工藝市集上的每一條拼布被都是由當地工匠用傳統方法親手縫製的。
Quan bought a colourful quilt to brighten up the plain walls of his bedroom.
Quan 買了一條色彩繽紛的拼布被，讓樸素的臥室牆壁增添一些色彩。
文法句型
a/the quilt
quilt + noun (quilt cover)
用法筆記
Countable. Often modified by material or colour: a patchwork quilt, a woollen quilt, a blue quilt. In US English this is the standard word for a padded bed cover; in UK English it may also refer to a duvet (see sense 2).
常見錯誤
2. A large soft bag filled with feathers or synthetic fibres, placed on a bed to ke
羽絨被
內填羽毛或人造纖維的被子
A large soft bag filled with feathers or synthetic fibres, placed on a bed to keep a person warm, typically used with a removable cover.
Amira chose a lightweight quilt for summer because the heavy one was too warm.
Amira 選了一條輕薄的羽絨被度過夏天，因為那條厚被太熱了。
collocation: lightweight quilt / heavy quilt
Most hotels in the UK provide a white quilt and extra pillows in every room.
英國大多數旅館每間客房都會提供一條白色羽絨被和額外的枕頭。
Léa put a fresh cover on her quilt before her guests arrived.
Léa 在客人抵達前，先為羽絨被換上新的被套。
Noa replaced the old feather quilt with a new synthetic one that is hypoallergenic.
Noa 用一條新的防過敏人造纖維被，換掉了舊的羽毛被。
文法句型
a/the quilt
quilt + noun (quilt cover)
用法筆記
This sense is chiefly British. In the UK quilt is used interchangeably with duvet. In the US, duvet is the more common term for this item, while quilt usually means a stitched decorative cover (see sense 1).
quilt — 動詞
1. To join two or more sheets of cloth by sewing through them, with a layer of soft
縫製被褥
將布料與填充物縫合
To join two or more sheets of cloth by sewing through them, with a layer of soft filling placed between, creating a padded fabric item.
Emily spent the weekend quilting a baby blanket for her cousin's newborn daughter.
Emily 花了一個週末為表姊剛出生的女兒縫製一條嬰兒被。
quilting [object] for [recipient]
The class learned to quilt by sewing small squares of fabric together with padding.
全班同學學習將小塊布料與墊料縫在一起，做出拼布被。
Ritu quilted her own winter jacket, adding a thin layer of wool for extra warmth.
Ritu 自己縫製冬季外套，在夾層中加入一層薄羊毛來增加保暖度。
Karim's mother taught him to quilt when he was just twelve years old.
Karim 的母親在他十二歲那年就教他縫製拼布被。
文法句型
quilt + [object]
quilt + [object] + with + [material]
用法筆記
Can be used transitively (quilt a blanket) or intransitively (she enjoys quilting). The object is typically a bed cover, jacket, or other fabric item. The past participle quilted is also common as an adjective: a quilted jacket.
2. To sew decorative lines or shapes onto fabric in the style of quilted work, prim
縫上花紋
在布料上縫出裝飾性線條
To sew decorative lines or shapes onto fabric in the style of quilted work, primarily for visual effect rather than to hold padding in place.
Jessica quilted a floral pattern across the collar of her new linen dress.
Jessica 在自己的新亞麻洋裝領口上縫出花卉圖案的花紋。
quilted [pattern] across [item of clothing]
The artisan carefully quilted fine curved lines along the edge of each placemat.
工匠沿著每張餐墊的邊緣仔細縫出優美的弧形線條。
Owen quilted a simple star shape onto the back pocket of his denim jacket.
Owen 在牛仔外套的後口袋上縫了一個簡單的星星圖案。
Benjamin quilted a diamond pattern across the front of his handmade cushion cover.
Benjamin 在自製抱枕套的正面縫出菱格花紋。
文法句型
quilt + [pattern] + on/onto + [fabric item]
用法筆記
Distinguish from verb sense 1: this sense focuses on the decorative stitching pattern rather than the construction of a padded item. The result may be a thin fabric with ornamental stitching but no significant filling.