名詞 mat:

1. a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
2. mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
   同義詞：matting
3. sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports
   同義詞：gym mat
4. a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven
5. a master's degree in teaching
   同義詞：Master of Arts in Teaching
6. the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
   同義詞：flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, matt, matte
7. a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it

動(dòng)詞 mat:

1. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
   同義詞：entangle, tangle, snarl
2. change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
   同義詞：felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte up, matte

形容詞 mat:

1. not reflecting light; not glossy
   同義詞：flat, matt, matte, matted

1. Be careful you don't trip (up) on the mat.
   小心別在地席上絆倒了。
2. There are some clods of soil on the mat.
   墊子上有些土塊。
3. Scrape your shoes on the door mat before you come in.
   進(jìn)屋前先在門口擦鞋墊上擦一擦鞋子。
4. He lifted the mat and slid the key under (it).
   他掀起墊子把鑰匙悄悄放在下面。
5. He cleaned the mud off his shoes on the shaggy mat in front of the door.
   他在門前的粗糙的墊子上把鞋上的泥蹭掉。
6. I wiped my shoes on the mat before I came in.
   我在進(jìn)門前把鞋在墊子上擦了擦。
7. Will this paint give a gloss or a matt finish?
   這種顏料有無(wú)光澤?
8. He wiped his dirty boots on the mat before entering the room.
   他在進(jìn)屋前把臟靴子在門墊子上擦了擦。

mat

n.（名詞）
A flat piece of coarse fabric or other material used for wiping one`s shoes or feet, or in various other forms as a floor covering.
擦鞋墊，踏腳墊：粗纖維或其他材料制成的用于人們擦鞋或腳、或作為地面遮蓋物的其他形式的墊子
A small, flat piece of decorated material placed under a lamp, dish of food, or other object.
燈墊，杯墊，墊子：鋪于臺(tái)燈、菜盤或其他物品下面的帶有裝飾圖案的材料
Sports A floor pad to protect athletes, as in wrestling or gymnastics.
【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】 護(hù)墊：在摔跤或體操等體育運(yùn)動(dòng)中用以保護(hù)運(yùn)動(dòng)員的墊子
A densely woven or thickly tangled mass:
叢，團(tuán)，簇：織得密的或厚厚纏繞的一團(tuán)：
例句：
a mat of hair.
一頭亂發(fā)

The solid part of a lace design.
襯邊：花邊圖案的實(shí)心部分
A heavy woven net of rope or wire cable placed over a blasting site to keep debris from scattering.
防爆毯：用于爆炸現(xiàn)場(chǎng)、防止碎片飛散的厚的繩網(wǎng)或電纜網(wǎng)
v.（動(dòng)詞）
mat.ted,mat.ting,mats
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To cover, protect, or decorate with mats or a mat.
遮蓋，保護(hù)，用墊子作裝飾
To pack or interweave into a thick mass:
使…纏結(jié)：捆或交織成厚厚的一團(tuán)：
例句：
High winds matted the leaves against the base of the fence.
大風(fēng)把葉子吹到籬笆底下，堆作一團(tuán)

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To be packed or interwoven into a thick mass; become entangled.
纏結(jié)：被包裝或織合成一團(tuán)；變?yōu)槔p結(jié)

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old English matte
源自 古英語(yǔ) matte
from Late Latin matta
源自 后期拉丁語(yǔ) matta
possibly from Phoenician (Punic) maúúa ; akin to Hebrew miúúa [bed, couch]
可能源自 腓尼基語(yǔ)（古迦太基人） maúúa ；類似于 希伯來(lái)語(yǔ) miúúa [床，沙發(fā)]

mat
mat 2

n.（名詞）
A decorative border placed around a picture to serve as a frame or provide contrast between the picture and the frame.
襯邊：在畫四周裝上裝飾的襯邊作為框邊或使畫與鏡框之間形成對(duì)比
Also matte
也作 matte
A dull, often rough finish, as of paint, glass, metal, or paper.
消光面：油漆、玻璃制品、金屬或紙張的粗糙、無(wú)光的表面
A special tool for producing such a surface or finish.
消光器：產(chǎn)生這樣表面特別加工器
Printing See matrix
【印刷術(shù)】 參見(jiàn) matrix
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
mat.ted,mat.ting,mats
To put a mat around (a picture).
給（照片）鑲框
To produce a dull finish on.
使…表面無(wú)光
adj.also （形容詞） 也作
matte
Having a dull finish.
粗糙的、暗淡的：具有粗糙表面的

來(lái)源：
From French [dull]
源自 法語(yǔ) [粗糙的、無(wú)光的]
from Old French [defeated, withered]
源自 古法語(yǔ) [擊敗的；退縮的，消退的]
perhaps from Latin mattus [stupefied, senseless]
可能源自 拉丁語(yǔ) mattus [麻木的，無(wú)知覺(jué)的]
possibly from *maditus [past participle of] madôre [to be wet]
可能源自 *maditus [] madôre的過(guò)去分詞 [成為濕的]