1. 织物;布料
    Fabric is cloth or other material produced by weaving together cotton, nylon, wool, silk, or other threads. Fabrics are used for making things such as clothes, curtains, and sheets.

    e.g. ...small squares of red cotton fabric...
           小块方形红棉布
    e.g. Whatever your colour scheme, there's a fabric to match.
           无论什么样的色彩图案，都有与之相配的织物。

2. (社会或体系的)基本结构
    The fabric of a society or system is its basic structure, with all the customs and beliefs that make it work successfully.

    e.g. The fabric of society has been deeply damaged by the previous regime...
           社会结构已遭到上届政府极大的破坏。
    e.g. Years of civil war have wrecked the country's infrastructure and destroyed its social fabric.
           经年内战已破坏了国家的基础设施，摧毁了其社会结构。

3. (建筑的)结构，构造
    The fabric of a building is its walls, roof, and the materials with which it is built.

fabric的解释

    e.g. Condensation will eventually cause the fabric of the building to rot away.
           冷凝作用将最终使建筑结构腐朽掉。