needle
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A needle is a small, very thin piece of polished metal which is used for sewing. It has a sharp point at one end and a hole in the other for a thread to go through. 针
He took a needle and thread and sewed it up. 他取来一根针和线并把它缝起来。
2. N-COUNT A needle is a thin hollow metal rod with a sharp point, which is part of a medical instrument called a syringe. It is used to put a drug into someone's body, or to take blood out. 注射针
...the transmission of the AIDS virus through dirty needles. …爱滋病病毒通过不洁注射针头的传播。
3. N-COUNT Knitting needles are thin sticks that are used for knitting. They are usually made of plastic or metal and have a point at one end. (编织) 针
...a pair of knitting needles. …一副编织针。
4. N-COUNT A needle is a thin metal rod with a point which is put into a patient's body during acupuncture. (针灸用的) 银针
I gave Kevin a course of acupuncture using six needles strategically placed on the scalp. 我给凯文进行了一个疗程的针灸治疗,把6支银针分别扎在头皮的关键穴位上。
5. N-COUNT On an instrument which measures something such as speed or weight, the needle is the long strip of metal or plastic on the dial that moves backward and forward, showing the measurement. (仪表上的) 指针
She kept looking at the dial on the boiler. The needle had reached 250 degrees. 她一直看着锅炉上的刻度盘,指针已经到达250度。
6. N-COUNT The needles of a fir or pine tree are its thin, hard, pointed leaves. (杉树、松树等的) 针叶
The carpet of pine needles was soft underfoot. 松针铺成的地毯在脚下软软的。
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needle /ˈniːdəl/ (needles)
剑桥词典
- I find threading a needle a terrible fiddle .
- The needle pierces the fabric four times a second.
- Be careful with that needle - it has a very sharp point .
needle noun [C] (SEWING TOOL)
a thin metal pin , used in sewing , that is pointed at one end and has a hole called an eye at the other end for thread针,缝衣针
a needle and thread 针线
Here, your eyes are better than mine - could you thread (= put thread through) this needle for me? 来,你眼神儿比我好使——帮我把线穿进这根针好吗?
也见 needlework
a knitting needle
编织针(同 knitting needle)
例句
needle noun [C] (MEDICAL TOOL)
C2 (also hypodermic needle)a very thin , hollow , pointed piece of metal that is connected to a syringe and used to take blood from the body or to put drugs or medicine in
注射针
needle noun [C] (POINTER)
on a compass or measuring device , the thin moving part that points in a particular direction or points to a particular measurement
(指南针或测量仪器上的)指针
The needle on a compass always points to magnetic north . 指南针的指针总是指向磁北极。
needle noun [C] (LEAF)
a thin , hard, pointed leaf of a pine tree
松针,针叶
pine needles 松针
needle noun [C] (MUSIC)
the part of a record player that touches the record as it turns around, usually made of a very hard material , such as a diamond
唱针
It sounds like the needle on your record player needs to be replaced . 听上去像是唱机的唱针该换了。