fabric/ˈfæbrɪk/
n.1. 编织品,织物woolen fabrics毛织品
She bought some fabric to make shirts from.她买了做衬衫的布。
2. 结构,构造The whole fabric of society was changed by the coup d'etat. (喻)整个社会架构都被这场政变改变了。
the fabric of society社会的组织
3. 建筑物The cost of repairing the fabric of the church was very high.修复教堂建筑物的费用很高。