yarn
noun /jɑːn/
/jɑːrn/
Idioms - enlarge image[uncountable, countable] thread that has been spun, used for knitting, making cloth, etc.
纱；纱线 - The sweaters are hand-knitted in cotton, linen or wool yarns.
那些毛衣是用棉、亚麻或羊毛线手工织成的。 - There's a knot in the yarn.
纱线上有个结。
- The yarn has to be threaded through the needle.
得把纱线穿进针去。 - The yarn is woven into a coarse fabric.
将纱线织成了一块粗布。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fine
- thick
- coloured/colored
- …
- length
- piece
- ball
- …
- knit
- knit with
- spin
- …
- in a/the yarn
- The sweaters are hand-knitted in cotton, linen or wool yarns.
- [countable] (informal) a long story, especially one that is exaggerated or invented
（尤指夸张的或编造的）故事 - He used to spin yarns (= tell stories) about his time in the army.
他过去经常编造一些有关他在部队时的离奇故事。
Topics Literature and writingc2- He tried to spin us some yarn about how he was collecting for the church. It was all lies.
他试图给我们编一个他如何为教会募捐的故事。那全都是谎言。 - He went on to spin an entertaining yarn about his army days.
他接着给我们杜撰了一个关于他当兵时的有趣故事。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- entertaining
- good
- gripping
- …
- spin (somebody)
- tell (somebody)
- yarn about
- He used to spin yarns (= tell stories) about his time in the army.
词源Old English gearn; of Germanic origin, related to Dutch garen.
Idioms
pitch a story/line/yarn (to somebody)
- (informal) to tell somebody a story or make an excuse that is not true
（对某人）编谎话