He encouraged Indians to start making their own cotton cloth and to refuse to buy cloth made in England.
他鼓励印度人民自己着手纺纱织布，并拒绝购买英国纺织的棉布。
高三英语课文
Unit 20 Gandhi
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
v. 拒绝;回绝;推却;
n. 废弃物;垃圾;
💡 re回+fuse流，泻→向回流→拒绝
"It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer."
拒绝这样一个慷慨的提议未免失礼。
近义：reject, snub, spurn, waive, decline, deny
反义：indulge, assent, nod, accede, acquiesce, comply
n. 开始;动身;开动;起点;
vt.& vi. 出发，启程;
vt. 起动;提出（问题）;开办;使开始;
vi. 起始;突然出现;突然跳起;突然涌出;
"The students return in October for the start of the new academic year."
学生于十月返校，开始新学年的学习。
近义：begin, commence, open, implement, induct, initiate
反义：realize, stop, terminate, accomplish, clinch, close
making
['mekɪŋ]
n. 制造;产生的过程;成功改进的手段;原料，材料;
v. “make”的现在分词;
"The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children."
这位老太太忙着为孩子们做衣服.
近义：manufacture, preparation, workmanship, confection, construct, construction
n. 棉;棉线;棉织物;（其他植物所生的绒毛状的）棉状物;
vi. 喜欢;赞成;一致;交往;
💡 靠弹（谐音）：弹 棉花靠弹 外套(cot-coat)里有一吨（ton） 棉花
"a filmy cotton blouse"
薄如蝉翼的女棉衬衫
近义：ply, strand, thread, yarn, gossypium, cottonwool
n. 布，织物;一块布;用作某种用途的布，桌布，擦布，揩布;（统称）牧师;
"The rough cloth prickled my skin."
粗布扎我的皮肤。
近义：web, wiper, duster, fabric, floorcloth, material