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Business Scotland - Wool - TX 21/22/23 Feb 2015

Sun, 22 Feb 15

With London Fashion Week in full swing Business Scotland takes a look at wool. After being left out in the cold as a material which was functional¹ but not fashionable, two years ago the Paris fashion house, Chanel, bought the Borders woollen mill, Barrie. Gillian Sharpe takes a look at the revival² in the use of Scottish wool.

1 functional   

adj.为实用而设计的，具备功能的，起作用的

参考例句：

• The telephone was out of order,but is functional now.电话刚才坏了，但现在可以用了。
• The furniture is not fancy,just functional.这些家具不是摆着好看的，只是为了实用。

2 revival   

n.复兴，复苏，（精力、活力等的）重振

参考例句：

• The period saw a great revival in the wine trade.这一时期葡萄酒业出现了很大的复苏。
• He claimed the housing market was showing signs of a revival.他指出房地产市场正出现复苏的迹象。