ribbon
noun uk/ˈrɪb.ən/ us/ˈrɪb.ən/
C2 [ C or U ]（捆扎或装饰用的）带子，丝带，缎带
a long, narrow strip of material used to tie things together or as a decoration
Sandra often wears a ribbon in her hair. 桑德拉常在头发上扎条丝带。
He tied up the present with ribbon. 他用缎带将礼物包扎起来。
a ribbon of something literary 一缕;一条;一排
a long, narrow piece of something
A ribbon of road stretched ahead of us across the desert. 沙漠中的一条路宛如一根细长的带子，在我们前方延伸。
A ribbon of asphalt threads through lush, green fields.
A twisting ribbon of tarmac winds through the mountains.
A ribbon of water divides the city from the forest.
The pizza is topped with ribbons of prosciutto.
The salad was overdressed and topped with tangled ribbons of carrot, carelessly tossed on top of the soggy lettuce.
[ C ]勋带，绶带
a small piece of coloured material given to someone in the armed forces to show approval and admiration for their brave actions
[ C ]（打字机的）色带
the narrow strip of material that contains the ink for a typewriter
My typewriter needs a new ribbon. 我的打字机得换色带了。
- More examples
- A pink ribbon had been tied around the crown of the hat.
- She shook her hair loose from its ribbon.
- They bound the packages with brightly coloured ribbon.
- She tied the ribbon tightly in a bow.
- She wrapped the present and tied it with ribbon.
Idioms
cut/tear something/someone to ribbonsidiom 将…割／撕成碎片
to destroy or badly damage something or someone by cutting or tearing it, him, or her many times
Our new kitten has torn the living room curtains to ribbons. 我们刚养的小猫把起居室的窗帘撕成了碎片。
figurative The attacking soldiers were cut to ribbons (= killed) by machine gun fire. 进攻的士兵被机枪打得血肉横飞。
in ribbonsidiom 粉碎；破烂；破碎成一条条
torn into narrow strips
Her coat was in ribbons. 她的外套被撕成一条一条的。
His shirt hung in tattered ribbons. 他的衬衫破烂不堪，就像一堆碎布条挂在身上。