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BNC: 6419 COCA: 5639

mat
mat /ˈmæt/ noun
plural mats
mat
/ˈmæt/
noun
plural mats
Learner's definition of MAT
[count]
1 
a  : a small piece of material used to cover the floor or ground小地毯；垫子
— see also bath mat, welcome mat
b  : a small piece of material used to protect the surface of a table（保护桌面的）小垫
— see also place mat, table mat
c  : a thick pad that is used as a soft surface for some activities (such as wrestling, gymnastics, yoga, etc.)（摔跤、体操、瑜伽等用的）厚垫子
2 
: a thick mass of something that is stuck or twisted together团；簇；丛 — usually + of

go to the mat

chiefly US, informal
: to make a lot of effort to do something : to try very hard at something努力去做；尽力去做
BNC: 6419 COCA: 5639

mat

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noun (1)

ˈmat How to pronounce mat (audio)
1
a(1)
: a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
(2)
: a piece of material placed at a door for wiping soiled shoe soles
b
: a decorative piece of material used under a small item (such as a dish) especially for support or protection
c
: a large thick pad or cushion used as a surface for wrestling, tumbling, and gymnastics
2
: something made up of densely tangled or adhering filaments or strands especially of organic matter
an algal mat
a mat of unkempt hair
3
: a large slab usually of reinforced concrete used as the supporting base of a building

mat

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verb (1)

matted; matting

transitive verb

1
: to provide with a mat or matting
2
a
: to form into a tangled mass
dirt and filth matted her hair
b
: to pack down so as to form a dense mass

intransitive verb

: to become matted

mat

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verb (2)

ˈmat How to pronounce mat (audio)
matted; matting

transitive verb

1
or less commonly matte or matt : to make (something, such as a metal, glass, or color) matte
2
: to provide (a picture) with a mat

mat

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adjective

less common spelling of matte entry 2

: lacking or deprived of luster (see luster entry 1 sense 1) or gloss: such as
a
: having a usually smooth even surface free from shine or highlights
matte metals
a matte finish
b
: having a rough or granular (see granular sense 1) surface

mat

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noun (2)

: a border going around a picture between picture and frame or serving as the frame

mat

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noun (3)

: matrix sense 2a

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English meatte, from Late Latin matta, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew miṭṭāh bed

Noun (2)

French mat dull color, unpolished surface, from mat, adjective — more at matte

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Verb (1)

1549, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Verb (2)

1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1845, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mat was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing mat

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BNC: 6419 COCA: 5639
mat

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + MAT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤rubber, straw, woven橡膠墊；草墊；編織墊➤judo, wrestling, yoga, etc.柔道墊、摔跤墊、瑜伽墊等➤prayer, sleeping祈禱跪墊；睡墊➤bath浴室防滑墊➤mouse (BrE) (mouse pad in NAmE) 鼠標墊◇Every computer user should have a good mouse mat.每位電腦使用者都應該有塊好的鼠標墊。➤beer (BrE) 啤酒墊▸➤dense, thick密實的一叢；厚厚的一團◇a thick mat of hair一簇濃密的頭髮VERB + MAT➤lay, lay out, roll out, unroll鋪墊子；展開墊子；捲起墊子；攤開墊子◇The man unrolled his prayer mat.那男子展開他的祈禱墊。PREPOSITION➤mat of一團⋯◇the dense mat of roots at the bottom of the tree樹底部盤根錯節的樹根PHRASES➤put out the welcome mat, roll out the welcome mat (both figurative, especially NAmE) 表示歡迎◇They hoped the country would put out a welcome mat for Western investment.他們本指望該國對西方投資會非常歡迎。

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