mat
/mæt; mæt/ n
1
(a) piece of material, made of straw, rushes, fibre, etc, used to cover part of a floor 席; 垫
a `doormat 门口蹭鞋垫.
(b) thick pad, usu of foam, rubber, etc, used in gymnastics or wrestling for competitors to land on （用於体操或摔交运动的）厚垫子.
2 small piece of material placed under a hot dish, or a glass, vase, etc to protect the surface underneath （用以垫热碟、 杯子、 花瓶等的）小垫
a cork `table-mat 软木碗盘垫 * a beer mat 啤酒杯垫.
3 mass of things tangled thickly together 一丛; 一团; 一簇
a mat of weeds, hair, threads 一团杂草、 毛发、 线. mat v (-tt-) [I, Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
(cause sth to) become thickly tangled or knotted （使某物）缠结
matted hair 缠结在一起的毛发. mat, matt, (US also matte), / mæt; mæt/ adj (of surfaces, eg paper, photographs) not shiny or glossy; dull （指纸张、 像片等）无光泽的, 粗面的
Will this paint give a gloss or a matt finish? 这种颜料有无光泽? Cf 参看 gloss1 1.