calico ['kælikəu]

英汉解释

n. （美）印花棉布；（英）白棉布
adj. 印花棉布的；有斑点的

同义词

a. motley，multicolor，multi-color，multicolored

参考例句

1. The colonists bartered calico with the natives for furs.
殖民者以印花布交换印地安人的土地。
2. Calico and Mull: calico and mull are used for testing either a part or the whole of a pattern. This is then referred to as a toile.
印花布和细软布：它们是用来检验样板的一个部分或整个样板是否合身。我们把它们的成品称为样衣。
3. The white dorsal plates of this sea star, photographed in the western Pacific Ocean, give it a calico pattern that helps it blend with its rocky surroundings.
在自然界模式。这只海星的白色背部盘，摄影在西太平洋，给它一种印花布图案帮助它混和它的岩石的周围。

英英解释

n.
  1. coarse cloth with a bright print
  2. made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned
  3. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

网络释义

calico
白布; 本布; 印花棉布; 棉布;
calico printing
棉布印花; 印花，印染;
calico salmon
大麻哈鱼; 鲑鱼;
embossed calico
压花装订布;
calico ball
服装舞会;