needle
noun /ˈniːdl/
/ˈniːdl/
[countable]Idioms - enlarge imageenlarge imagea 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
针线 - the eye (= hole) of a needle
针眼 - Can you thread this needle?
你能穿针吗？ - a packet of small needles
一包小针
- She sewed it on with needle and thread.
她用针线把它缝好了。 - The needle went in easily.
针轻易地扎了进去。 - Thread the needle with a different coloured silk.
用不同颜色的丝绸把针穿起来。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- blunt
- sharp
- …
- use
- thread
- prick somebody/something
- the eye of a needle
- needle and thread
- a needle in a haystack
- …
- a needle and thread
- (also knitting needle)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 - Vera's knitting needles clicked away.
薇拉的织针发出咔嗒声。 - a circular needle
圆形针 - a needle holding two stitches
穿两根线的针
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- blunt
- sharp
- …
- use
- thread
- prick somebody/something
- the eye of a needle
- needle and thread
- a needle in a haystack
- …
- Vera's knitting needles clicked away.
- a very thin, pointed piece of steel used on the end of a syringe for putting a drug into somebody’s body, or for taking blood out of it
注射针；针头 - a hypodermic needle
皮下注射器针头 - a needle inserted into the abdomen
插入腹部的针 - Using dirty needles was a significant factor in the spread of the disease.
使用肮脏的针头是疾病传播的一个重要因素。
Topics Medicineb1- He believes that needle exchange schemes encourage drug addiction.
他认为针头以旧换新计划会助长吸毒。 - He saw her stick a needle into her arm.
他看到她把针扎进自己的胳膊。 - She winced when she felt the needle pierce her skin.
感到针扎进自己的皮肤时，她脸上露出痛苦的表情。 - needle exchange programs
针头以旧换新计划 - the dangers of sharing needles
共用针头的危险 - A long needle is used to take a sample of the tumour.
一根长针被用来采集肿瘤样本。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hypodermic
- syringe
- injection
- …
- inject
- insert
- jab (somebody with)
- …
- go in
- pierce something
- tip
- exchange
- biopsy
- …
- the prick of a needle
- a hypodermic needle
- 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。
- The needle moved away from the wind.
指针背离风向偏转。 - Wait until the needle settles and is pointing in one direction.
等到指针停在一个方向不动为止。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- magnetic
- compass
- move
- point
- the needle of a compass
- The compass needle was pointing north.
- enlarge image[usually plural] the thin, hard, pointed leaf of a pine tree
针叶；松针 - A soft blanket of pine needles covered the forest floor.
柔软的松针毯覆盖着森林的地面。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- conifer
- pine
- drop
- lose
- A soft blanket of pine needles covered the forest floor.
- 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 - She lowered the needle onto the record.
她把针放在唱片上。 - The gramophone needle stuck in a groove.
留声机的唱针卡在凹槽里了。
- She lowered the needle onto the record.
for sewing缝纫
for knitting编织
for drugs药品
on instrument仪器
on pine tree松树
on record player唱机
词源Old English nǣdl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch naald and German Nadel, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nere ‘to spin’ and Greek nēma ‘thread’.
Idioms
be on pins and needles (North American English)
(also (be) on tenterhooks British and North American English)
- (to be) very anxious or excited while you are waiting to find out something or see what will happen
坐立不安；如坐针毡 - I've been on pins and needles all week waiting for the results.
我整个星期都如坐针毡地等待结果。
- I've been on pins and needles all week waiting for the results.
a needle in a haystack
- 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。
- Searching for one man in this city is like looking for a needle in a haystack.