drape

drape
verb
  1. [with obj. and adverbial]arrange (cloth or clothing) loosely or casually on or round something
    将（布）随便地披在…上，松松地围在…上
    she draped a shawl around her shoulders.
    她随便裹了条披肩。
    ■(一般作 be draped)adorn, cover, or wrap (someone or something) loosely with folds of cloth
    （摺布）装饰，盖，包，裹
    the body was draped in a blanket.
    尸体被裹在一条毯子里。
    ■let (oneself or a part of one's body) rest somewhere in a casual or relaxed way
    使（身体）懒散地伸着，把（身体某部分）随意地放在
    he draped an arm around her shoulders.
    他一只胳膊随意地拥着她的肩膀。
    ■[no obj.](of fabric) hang or be able to hang in loose, graceful folds
    （织物）以优美的褶裥状垂下
    velvet drapes beautifully.
    天鹅绒以优美的褶裥状垂下。
noun
  1. (drapes)long curtains
    帷，帘
    Katherine pulled back the heavy velvet drapes.
    凯瑟琳拉开了厚厚的天鹅绒窗帘。
    ■(informal)a man's suit consisting of a long jacket and narrow trousers, as worn by a Teddy boy
    (非正式)长上装瘦腿裤男套装（上世纪50年代时髦小青年喜爱的服饰）
    ■a cloth for covering parts of a patient's body other than that part on which a surgical operation is being performed
    （手术室用）消毒被单，消毒盖布
  2. [in sing.]the way in which a garment or fabric hangs
    （服装或织物的）下垂状态，悬垂感，悬垂性
    by fixing the band lower down you obtain a fuller drape in the fabric.
    把箍带下束一点可以使织物更具悬垂感。
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: back-formation from drapery, influenced by French draper 'to drape'. The noun senses date from the early 20th cent
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