The Byzantines were as secretive as the Chinese, however, and for many centuries the weaving and trading of silk fabric was a strict imperial monopoly.(然而，拜占庭人和中国人一样神秘，在许多世纪里，丝绸织物的编织和贸易是严格的帝国垄断。)
Perkin quickly grasped that his purple solution could be used to colour fabric, thus making it the world's first synthetic dye.(Perkin很快意识到他的紫色溶液可以用来给布料上色，从而使其成为世界上第一种合成染料。)
There is usually an outer tent of water-proofed fabric and a lighter inner tent or tents with a built-in groundsheet.(通常有一个防水织物的外部帐篷和一个或多个带有内置防潮布的较轻的内部帐篷。)
I keep wearing it, seeming to sense my daughter in the fabric.(我一直穿着它，就像可以从布料中感觉到我的女儿。)
The fabric was painted by hand.(这个织品是手染的。)
Velvet as a fabric is not known for its versatility.(天鹅绒作为一种织物并非以其用途广泛而闻名。)
This was before the industrial revolution and so without all that spinning, there would have been no fabric.(这是在工业革命之前，所以没有诸如此类的纺纱，就不会有织物。)
The fabric is very fine or frays easily.(这种布料很细，或者说是容易磨损。)
Necktie knockers argue that a piece of fabric dangling under your chin – a trend that dates back to the 17th century – is just a pointless piece of decoration.(一味批评领带的人主张，一块悬挂在你下巴下方的布料——一个追溯到17世纪的趋势——仅仅是一个没有意义的装饰。)
One yard of fabric is sufficient to cover the exterior of an 18-in.-diameter hatbox.(一码的布料足够罩住18英寸直径帽盒的外部。)
