needle 英 [ˈni:dl]   美 [ˈnidl]

needle

needle  英 [ˈni:dl] 美 [ˈnidl]

n.   v. 缝纫;刺激 

进行时:needling  过去式:needled  过去分词:needled  第三人称单数:needles  名词复数:needles 

a needle and thread 针和线
the eye of a needle 针眼

  • A needle is a small, pointed piece of metal that's used in medicine or sewing. When a tailor sews a button on your shirt or even when a doctor sews your skin back together, a needle is used.
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  • n.
  • v. 缝纫;刺激
  • 1. a needle and thread

    针和线

  • 2. the eye of a needle

    针眼

  • 3. knitting needles

    编织针

  • 4. a hypodermic needle

    皮下注射器针头

  • 5. The compass needle was pointing north.

    罗盘指针指向北方。

  • 6. Don't let her needle you.

    别让她数落你。刺激

  • needle (n.) Old English nædl, from Proto-Germanic *næthlo (source also of Old Saxon nathla, Old Norse nal, Old Frisian nedle, Old High German nadala, German Nadel, Gothic neþla "needle"), literally "a tool for sewing," from PIE *net-la-, from root *(s)ne- "to sew, to spin" (source also of Sanskrit snayati "wraps up," Greek nein "to spin," Latin nere "to spin," German nähen "to sew," Old Church Slavonic niti "thread," Old Irish snathat "needle," Welsh nyddu "to sew," nodwydd "needle") + instrumental suffix *-tla.
  • needle (v.) 1715, "to sew or pierce with a needle," from needle (n.). Meaning "goad, provoke" (1881) probably is from earlier meaning "haggle in making a bargain" (1812). Related: Needled; needling.
nee·dle / ˈniːdl ; NAmE ˈniːdl / noun , verb needle needles needled needling noun [countable ] for sewing 缝纫 1 a small thin piece of steel that you use for sewing, with a point at one end and a hole for the thread at the other 针;缝衣针 a needle and thread 针和线 the eye (= hole)of a needle 针眼 see also pins and needles for knitting 编织 2 a long thin piece of plastic or metal with a point at one end that you use for knitting. You usually use two together. 编织针 knitting needles 编织针 for drugs 药品 3 a very thin, pointed piece of steel used on the end of a syringefor putting a drug into sb's body, or for taking blood out of it 注射针;针头 a hypodermic needle 皮下注射器针头 on instrument 仪器 4 a thin piece of metal on a scientific instrument that moves to point to the correct measurement or direction 指针 The compass needle was pointing north. 罗盘指针指向北方。 on pine tree 松树 5 [usually plural ] the thin, hard, pointed leaf of a pinetree 松针;针叶 on record player 唱机 6 the very small pointed piece of metal that touches a record that is being played in order to produce the sound 唱针;磁针 SYN stylus IDIOM a needle in a ˈhaystack a thing that is almost impossible to find 草垛里的针;几乎不可能找到的东西 Searching for one man in this city is like looking for a needle in a haystack. 在这个城市里找一个人无异于大海捞针。 verb needlesb ( informal) to deliberately annoy sb, especially by criticizing them continuously 刺激;故意招惹;(尤指)不断地数落 SYN antagonize Don't let her needle you. 别让她数落你。 nee·dle / ˈniːdl ; NAmE ˈniːdl /
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