Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense laces, present participle lacing, past tense, past participle laced
1N-UNCOUNT 网眼织物;花边;蕾丝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. 网眼织物;花边;蕾丝
She finally found the perfect gown, a beautiful creation trimmed with lace.
2N-COUNT [usually plural](衣物的)系带;(尤指)鞋带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)系带;(尤指)鞋带
Barry was sitting on the bed, tying the laces of an old pair of running shoes. [+ of]
3VERB 用系带束紧;用鞋带系(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. 用系带束紧;用鞋带系(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.
门铃响时南希正在系鞋带。
4VERB 在(饮料或食物)里掺入(少量的酒、药等) 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(饮料或食物)里掺入(少量的酒、药等)
She laced his food with sleeping pills. [VERB noun + with]
5VERB 在(言谈或文章)里夹杂(某种话语) 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(言谈或文章)里夹杂(某种话语)
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]