You often go to buy ready clothes or go to the tailor's to have your clothes made. In either case you will choose some good material. But do you know how to say these in English?

　　挺括well-creased

　　舒适comfortable

　　光滑smooth

　　厚实heavy; thick

　　柔软nice and soft

　　朴素look modest

　　大方graceful; elegant; stylish

　　时兴in fashion

　　伏帖hang well

　　别致dainty; vivid

　　新颖of the newest (latest) design

　　经洗stand washing; launder well

　　耐穿 wear well; durable; endure wear and tear

　　不褪色 colour-fast

　　不起毛 lint-free

　　不缩水 shrink-proof; unshrinkable

　　不怕晒 sun-resist

　　不起皱 crease -resist

　　弹性强 have high elasticity; resilient

　　有韧性 have high tenacity

　　快干drip-dry

　　不走样 shape-proof

　　经济实惠economical; practical; reasonable in price

　　(文/陈琛　英语辅导报大学教师版04~05学年第22期;版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)