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linen

noun
🔊/ˈlɪnɪn/
🔊/ˈlɪnɪn/
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  1. a type of cloth made from flax, used to make high-quality clothes, sheets, etc.亚麻布
    • a linen tablecloth亚麻桌布
    • a fine linen shirt精纺亚麻布衬衫
    CultureNorthern Ireland has been a centre for the linen industry for hundreds of years and exports linen to countries around the world.
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • fine
    • pure
    • coarse
    • …
    verb + linen
    • weave (something from)
    See full entry
  2. sheets, tablecloths, pillowcases, etc.日用织品
    • (British English) a linen cupboard家庭日用织品壁橱
    • (North American English) a linen closet家庭日用织品壁橱
    • We change the bed linen once a week.我们一周换一次床单及枕套。
    see also bed linen, table linen
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    Topics Shoppingc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • clean
    • fresh
    • dirty
    • …
    verb + linen
    • change
    • wash
    linen + noun
    • basket
    • closet
    • cupboard
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginOld English līnen (as an adjective in the sense ‘made of flax’), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch linnen, German Leinen, also to obsolete line ‘flax’.
Idioms
air/wash your dirty laundry/linen in public
  1. (disapproving) to discuss your personal affairs in public, especially something embarrassing公开谈论个人的事；（尤指）家丑外扬