pattern
US: /ˈpætɝn/
UK: /pˈætən/
UK: /pˈætən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
pattern /'pætən/
- danh từ
- kiểu mẫu, gương mẫu
- a pattern of virtues: một kiểu mẫu về đức hạnh
- mẫu hàng
- pattern card: bia dán mẫu hàng
- mẫu, mô hình, kiểu
- a bicycle of an old pattern: cái xe đạp kiểu cũ
- mẫu vẽ (trên vải, hảm, rèm che cửa...)
- (hàng không) đường hướng dẫn hạ cánh
- (quân sự) sơ đồ ném bom, sơ đồ bắn phá
- kiểu mẫu, gương mẫu
- ngoại động từ
- (+ after, uopn) lấy làm kiểu mẫu
- trang trí bằng mẫu vẽ
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
1 the regular way in which sth happens or is done: changing patterns of behaviour / work / weather + an irregular sleeping pattern + The murders all seem to follow a (similar) pattern (= happen in the same way).
2 [usually sing.] an excellent example to copy: This system sets the pattern for others to follow.
3 a regular arrangement of lines, shapes, colours, etc. as a design on material, carpets, etc: a pattern of diamonds and squares + a shirt with a floral pattern
4 a design, set of instructions or shape to cut around that you use in order to make sth: a knitting pattern + She bought a dress pattern and some material.
5 a small piece of material, paper, etc. that helps you choose the design of sth
Synonym: SAMPLE
wallpaper patterns
+ verb [VN]
1 (written) to form a regular arrangement of lines or shapes on sth: Frost patterned the window. + a landscape patterned by vineyards
2 (technical) to cause a particular type of behaviour to develop: Adult behaviour is often patterned by childhood experiences.
Phrasal Verbs: pattern sth on sth (BrE) (AmE pattern sth after sth) [usually passive] to use sth as a model for sth; to copy sth: a new approach patterned on Japanese ideas
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 model, original, archetype, prototype, exemplar, paragon, ideal, standard, yardstick, criterion, gauge, measure:
Their life together could serve as a pattern for any couple.
2 figure, motif, design, device, decoration, ornament:
The pattern of the wallpaper clashes with that of the curtains.
3 system, order, arrangement, plan, theme; repetition, consistency, orderliness, regularity, sequence, cycle:
By carefully noting the movements of the heavenly bodies, ancient observers were able to detect a pattern
4 blueprint, diagram, plan, layout, design, draft, guide, template or templet, stencil, mould, matrix:
These new lighting fixtures are made to a 19th-century pattern.
5 sample, example, instance, specimen, representation:
Were you able to match up your fabric pattern with one of those in the tailor's book?
6 layout, configuration, figure, formation, composition:
The geese often flew in a V-shaped pattern.
v.
7 Often, pattern on. model on, imitate, copy, mimic, duplicate, follow, emulate, simulate:
She tried to pattern her behaviour on that of her older sister.
8 decorate, figure, ornament:
Cynthia's gifts were wrapped in a beautifully patterned paper.
Collocation dictionary
1 arrangement of lines, shapes, etc.
ADJ.
intricate | geometric | floral
VERB + PATTERN
have
The jumper has a geometric pattern on it.
| design, make, print, produce, weave
PREP.
in a/the ~
He had arranged the glasses in a pattern on the table.
| ~ on
the pattern on the carpet
2 usual manner
ADJ.
basic, existing, familiar, normal, predictable, regular, set, traditional
There is no set pattern for these meetings.
| changing, ever-changing | complex | main | overall
The overall pattern of our life changes little.
| behaviour | employment | weather
VERB + PATTERN
establish, set | follow
Their actions follow a very predictable pattern.
| fall into, fit into
ideas that do not fit neatly into his patterns of thought
| show
67% of patients showed a similar pattern of improvement.
PATTERN + VERB
develop, emerge
Similar patterns are emerging all over Eastern Europe.
| change
PREP.
~ for
the normal pattern for a boy/girl relationship
| ~ in
the main patterns in English spelling
| ~ of
patterns of behaviour
Concise English dictionary
patterns|patterned|patterning'pætə(r)n
noun
+a perceptual structure
+a customary way of operation or behavior
+a decorative or artistic work
+something regarded as a normative example
+a model considered worthy of imitation
+something intended as a guide for making something else
+the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport
+graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
verb
+plan or create according to a model or models
+form a pattern
