n. 1.纱,纱线,毛线;人造丝;塑料丝,金属丝;绳子。 2.(航海者等的)故事;旅行谈;奇谈。 3.谎话,捏造的话,谣言。 短语和例子 a cable yarn 油麻绳。 a sportsman's yarn (不可靠的)猎人的故事,奇谈。 Spin us a yarn. 讲一个故事给我们听。 vi. 〔俚语〕讲故事。
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving 同义词:thread,
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant" 同义词:narration, recital,
tell or spin a yarn
Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, and ropemaking. Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine.
例句与用法
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A hank of cotton yarn measures 840 yards . 一汉克的棉纱长达840码。
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The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber . 纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
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They pitched a yarn about finding the jewels . 他们编了一个找到宝石的故事。
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Sam heard and remembered many miner's yarns . 塞姆听到和记下了许多矿工的故事。
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Old sailors like to spin yarns . 老海员们喜欢讲故事。
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Molly ripped out new yarn and wound it on the ball . 莫莉抽出一根新线头,绕在绒球上。
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He was also a famous humorist, a spinner of yarns . 他又是著名的幽默家和讲故事的好手。
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I spent four or five hours a day listening to his yarns . 我每天花四、五个小时听他聊天。
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Fibers may be loosely or tightly twisted into yarns . 纤维可以是膨松地或紧密地捻成纱线。
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Her ball of yarn rolled from her lap. she let it go . 毛线团从她的膝上滚落,她也没有去管它。