mat
Произношение: [mæt]
Слово
Контекст: «home»
(noun) a flat piece of material, usually soft, that you put on the floor. You often use it to add comfort or style to a room, like when you use a welcome mat at the front door.
Пример
We have a colorful mat in our living room that makes it cozy.
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There is no mat in the hallway, so it feels cold and hard.
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What kind of mat do you want to put in front of the door?
Контекст: «sports»
(noun) a surface designed for physical activities, like wrestling or gymnastics. It's usually thick to make sure people don't get hurt when they fall down.
Пример
The gym has a soft mat for the kids to practice their gymnastics.
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Without the mat, the floor would be too hard for the athletes to fall on safely.
Пример
Is the wrestling match going to take place on the mat or on the floor?
Контекст: «games»
(verb) to defeat someone by having more points than them in a game, or to put someone in a position where they cannot continue. It's like saying you won or finished someone off in a game.
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I managed to mat my opponent in the final round of the chess tournament.
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In the last match, I didn't mat anyone; I lost every game.
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Did you mat your rival in the last competition?
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