Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense laces, present participle lacing, past tense, past participle laced
1N-UNCOUNT 網眼織物;花邊;蕾絲Lace is a very delicate cloth which is made with a lot of holes in it. It is made by twisting together very fine threads of cotton to form patterns. 網眼織物;花邊;蕾絲
She finally found the perfect gown, a beautiful creation trimmed with lace.
2N-COUNT [usually plural](衣物的)系帶;(尤指)鞋帶Laces are thin pieces of material that are put through special holes in some types of clothing, especially shoes. The laces are tied together in order to tighten the clothing. (衣物的)系帶;(尤指)鞋帶
Barry was sitting on the bed, tying the laces of an old pair of running shoes. [+ of]
3VERB 用系帶束緊;用鞋帶系(鞋) If you lace something such as a pair of shoes, you tighten the shoes by pulling the laces through the holes, and usually tying them together. 用系帶束緊;用鞋帶系(鞋)
I have a good pair of skates, but no matter how tightly I lace them, my ankles wobble. [VERB noun]
Nancy was lacing her shoe up when the doorbell rang.
門鈴響時南希正在系鞋帶。
4VERB 在(飲料或食物)裏摻入(少量的酒、藥等) To lace food or drink with a substance such as alcohol or a drug means to put a small amount of the substance into the food or drink. 在(飲料或食物)裏摻入(少量的酒、藥等)
She laced his food with sleeping pills. [VERB noun + with]
5VERB 在(言談或文章)裏夾雜(某種話語) If you lace your speech or writing with words of a particular kind, you include a lot of those words in what you say or write. 在(言談或文章)裏夾雜(某種話語)
Fred liked to lace his conversation with military terms. [VERB noun with noun]
6VERB 交叉(手指) If you lace your fingers together, you put the palms of your hands together and fold your fingers over, fitting the fingers of one hand between the fingers of the other. 交叉(手指) [Also V pl-n]
He took to lacing his fingers together in an attempt to keep his hands still. [V pl-n together]