n. 1. 针,缝针;编织针。 2.(注射、唱片等的)针;磁针,罗盘针,指针。 3.尖岩,尖峰;方尖碑;【化、矿】针状结晶;【植物;植物学】针叶;【建筑】横撑木。 4.〔the needle〕 〔英俚〕神经上的刺激;〔美俚〕麻醉毒品;注射。 短语和例子 a needle's eye 针鼻,针眼。 the eye of a needle 针眼〔指‘狭缝’说〕。 get the needle 急躁;恼怒。 give (sb.) the needle 使(某人)恼怒[急躁],刺激(某人)。 have the pins and needles (脚等)发麻。 hit the needle (箭)射中靶心;击中要害。 look for a needle in a bottle [bundle] of hay 海底捞针〔徒劳无益〕。 on the needle 有服用毒品瘾。 pass through the eye of a needle 穿过针眼。 (as) sharp as a needle 非常机敏。 thread a needle 穿针引线;完成一件困难的工作。 vt.,vi. 1.拿针缝;拿针穿;【医学】用针治疗。 2.穿过 (through)。 3.(使)结晶成针状;【建筑】用横撑木撑住。 4.刺激。 5.〔美国〕加酒精(入啤酒等),加强酒性。 n. -ful 穿在针上的一次用线。
a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record 同义词:phonograph needle,
the leaf of a conifer 同义词:acerate leaf,
goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks" 同义词:goad,
prick with a needle
A needle is generally a thin, cylindrical object, often with a sharp point on the end.
例句与用法
1.
Threading a needle is an art in itself . 穿针引线本身就是一种技巧。
2.
She was given a needle for whooping cough . 她因患百日咳打了一针。
3.
Stop needling him or he might hit you . 别再拿话激他了,不然他会揍你。
4.
You were needling him about the twenty cents . 你刚才还拿两毛钱逗他呢。
5.
What a mannish way to thread a needle ! 穿针线真像男人一样地笨。
6.
She feel very awkward with a needle . 她做针线活时感到很不对劲。
7.
You haven't got a needle and thread i suppose ? 我想,你没有带针线来吧?
8.
It is like fishing for a needle in the ocean . 这就像大海捞针。
9.
Insert the needle into the cloth , jane . 珍妮,把针插在布上。
10.
The needle of the dial had shot up to fifty-five . 仪表上的指针转到了五十五。