/wi:v; wiv/
v (pt wove / wEUv; wov/ or in sense
4 用于下述第4义时作 weaved, pp woven / 5wEUvn;`wovEn/ or in sense
4 用于下述第4义时作 weaved)1 (a) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (from sth) make (fabric, etc) by passing threads or strips crosswise over and under lengthwise ones, by hand or on a machine （用手工或机 器）编, 织（织物等）
*a tightly woven piece of cloth 织得很密的布
* cloth woven from silk and wool 用丝与毛混纺的料子
* weave a metre of tweed cloth 织一米花呢
* weave a basket from strips of willow 用柳条编个篮子.
(b) [I] work at a loom, making fabric, etc 纺织; 编织
*She had been taught to weave as a child. 她从小就学会了织布.
* The women earn their living by weaving. 这些女子以纺织为生.
(c) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (into sth) form fabric, etc out of (threads) by weaving 用（线）织成织物
*weave woollen yarn into cloth 用毛纱织成呢
* weave threads together 用线织成.
2 (a) [Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (into sth) twist (flowers, twigs, etc) together to make a garland, wreath, etc 用（花、枝条等）编成花环、花圈等.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (out of/from sth) make sth by twisting flowers, etc in this way 用花等编成某物
*weave a garland out of primroses 用报春花编成花环.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (into sth) (fig 比喻) put (facts, events, etc) together into a story or a connected whole; compose 将（素材、事情等）编成（故事或篇章）; 编造
*weave a plot, a magic spell 编造情节、符　
* weave one's ideas into a story 把自己的构思编成故事.
4 [Ipr, Ip, Tn.pr, Tn.p] move along by twisting and turning to avoid obstructions, etc 迂回行进（以避开障碍等）
*weave (one's way) through a crowd 在人群中迂回前行
* The road weaves through the range of hills. 这条路在群山中绕来绕去.
* weave in and out through the traffic 在来往车辆中穿插而行.
5 (idm 习语) get `weaving (on sth) (Brit infml 口) start working (at sth) energetically or hurriedly 精力充沛地或匆忙地开始做（某物）
*The work must be finished this week, so we'd better get weaving!这项工作本星期必须做完, 咱们最好动手干吧!

n way in which material is woven; style of weaving 编法; 织法; 编织式样
*a coarse, fine, loose, tight, etc weave 粗织、细织、松织、密织
* a diagonal weave 斜纹.