| 单词 | draper |
| 释义 | draper noun[C] UKold-fashioneduk/ˈdreɪ.pər/us/ˈdreɪ.pɚ/someone who, in the past,ownedashopsellingcloth,curtains, etc. （旧时的）布店老板People who sell things
Examplesofdraperdraper This particulardraperwas a cloth entrepreneur who employed several wool-pickers, spinners, weavers and burlers36 for wages. From theCambridge English Corpus This means that the textileworkers had more or less steady employment with theirdraper, although the amounts they produced varied considerably. From theCambridge English Corpus Around ten labourers, both men and women, came to thedraperto collect their wages regularly, usually once a week. From theCambridge English Corpus This could easily be seen in the simple commercial transaction between adraperand his customer. From theCambridge English Corpus Elements such as the shine of metal armour, the folds of clothes anddrapery and, above all, fleeting facial expressions such as laughter, are transformed. From theCambridge English Corpus Draperhas argued that the facts of evil provide a serious challenge to theism. From theCambridge English Corpus Only one mercer may be mustered, but there were drapers and tailors, the latter more noticeably by the mid-sixteenth century, and a good many were occupied in the victualling trades. From theCambridge English Corpus Draperet al.172 reported that 'passive selfharm' behaviour, like refusal to eat, drink or take medication predicted mortality in nursing home residents. From theCambridge English Corpus Draper, as he moved to face the multiracial future, moved some distance from the fantasy of erasure, but did not altogether abandon it. From theCambridge English Corpus Some pages of the account book of an anonymousdraperthat have survived in the archives give us clues about the work and wages of these labourers. From theCambridge English Corpus Drapercould not accept this situation with entire equanimity, however. From theCambridge English Corpus Draper's formulation would be an evidential challenge only for theists who take their theism as a hypothesis. From theCambridge English Corpus Draper(loc. cit.) says that these insects locate themselves at the base of the leaf stalks which they completely cover with the white flocculent or felted matter. From theCambridge English Corpus Wells' own employment began as a draper's apprentice, but ended rather abruptly when the young man was told he was not refined enough to be adraper. From theCambridge English Corpus Taking the drapery trade, we shall cover everything thedrapersells. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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