buckram

buckram['bʌkrəm]

• n.
  • (用于图书装订或衣服硬衬的)硬棉布，硬粗布，硬麻布
  • (态度的)生硬，拘泥，拘谨，呆板，刻板
  • [古语]细棉布；细麻布
• adj.
  • 硬麻布(制)的，粗布(制)的；硬挣的，僵硬的
  • (态度)生硬的，拘泥的，拘谨的，呆板的，刻板的；傲慢的
• vt.
  • 用粗布(或硬麻布)做…的硬衬(或加固书)；使硬衬：

    They buckramed the dictionaries in book bindings.

    他们在图书装订中用硬麻布加固词典。

  • [古语]使貌似重要；使强硬；使美观
• 短语:
  • men in buckram (爱吹牛的人所杜撰的)不存在的人，杜撰(或捏造)的人物[莎士比亚语]
  • stiff as buckram (态度、姿势等)生硬的，拘泥的，刻板的

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