English Dictionary

mat

IPA（発音記号）

/mæt/

名詞

A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.

日本語の意味

足を拭くため、あるいは装飾や床の保護のために使用される、粗い素材で作られた平らな敷物

She shook the mat outside the door before bringing it inside.

彼女は中に入れる前に、玄関マットを外で振って砂を落とした。

意味（1）

A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.

Wipe your feet on the mat before coming in.

意味（2）

A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.

They put mats on the table during mealtimes.

意味（3）

(athletics) A floor pad to protect athletes.

The high jumper cleared the bar and landed safely on the mat.

意味（4）

A thickly tangled mess.

a mat of weeds

意味（5）

A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.

意味（6）

A thin surface layer; superficial cover.

Iceland moss growing in a mat

mats （ plural ）