Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense, plural needles, present participle needling, past tense, past participle needled
1N-COUNT 缝衣针;针 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. 缝衣针;针
2N-COUNT 编织针;棒针 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;棒针
3N-COUNT 注射针;针头 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;针头
4N-COUNT (针灸疗法用的)银针,金针 A needle is a thin metal rod with a point which is put into a patient's body during acupuncture. (针灸疗法用的)银针,金针
5N-COUNT (唱机的)唱针 On a record player, the needle is the small pointed device that touches the record and picks up the sound signals. (唱机的)唱针
She took the needle off the record and turned the lights out.
她把唱针从唱片上移开,把灯也关了。
6N-COUNT (仪表上的)指针 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 backwards and forwards, 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,指针已指向了250度。
7N-COUNT [usually plural](杉树、松树等的)针叶 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.
脚下厚厚的松针踩上去软绵绵的。
8VERB 刺激;惹…发火;(尤指)不断数落 If someone needles you, they annoy you continually, especially by criticizing you. 刺激;惹…发火;(尤指)不断数落
Blake could see he had needled Jerrold, which might be unwise. [VERB noun]
1for sewing, knitting, etc.縫紉;編織ADJECTIVE | VERB + NEEDLE | NEEDLE + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤long長針➤blunt鈍針➤sharp尖針➤fine細針➤darning, embroidery, knitting, sewing, tapestry織補用針;繡花針;編織針;縫紉針;織錦用針VERB + NEEDLE➤use用針➤thread穿針NEEDLE + VERB➤prick sb/sth在⋯上用針紮PHRASES➤the eye of a needle針鼻兒▸➤needle and thread針線◇She sewed it on with needle and thread.她用針線把它縫好了。➤a needle in a haystack大海撈針◇Looking for one man in a city this size is like looking for a needle in a haystack (= difficult to find).在這麼大的城市裏找一個人就像大海撈針。needle
noun²
2for drugs醫藥ADJECTIVE | VERB + NEEDLE | NEEDLE + VERB | NEEDLE + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤hypodermic, syringe皮下注射針;注射器針頭➤injection注射針頭➤long長針頭➤sharp尖針頭➤fine, thin細針頭➤clean, sterile乾淨的針頭;消毒針頭➤contaminated, dirty, infected (especially BrE) 污染的/不潔的/已受感染的針頭▸➤used用過的針頭VERB + NEEDLE➤inject, insert, jab (sb with), plunge, push, put, stick插入針頭;用針扎(某人);將針猛然扎入;扎針◇He saw her stick a needle into her arm.他看到她把針扎進自己的胳膊。➤remove, withdraw拔出針;退針➤use用針➤share共用針頭◇the dangers of sharing needles共用針頭的危險NEEDLE + VERB➤go in針頭扎入◇The needle went in easily.針輕易地扎了進去。➤pierce sth針頭扎破⋯◇She winced when she felt the needle pierce her skin.感到針扎進自己的皮膚時,她臉上露出痛苦的表情。NEEDLE + NOUN➤tip針尖➤exchange針頭交換◇needle exchange schemes (BrE) 針頭以舊換新計劃◇needle exchange programs (NAmE) (= where drug users can change used needles for clean ones)針頭以舊換新計劃➤biopsy針取活檢PHRASES➤the prick of a needle針刺needle
noun³
3on a compass/instrument羅盤;儀器ADJECTIVE | NEEDLE + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤magnetic磁針➤compass羅盤指針NEEDLE + VERB➤move指針移動◇The needle moved away from the wind.指針背離風向偏轉。➤point指針指向PHRASES➤the needle of a compass羅盤指針needle
noun⁴
4on a pine tree松樹ADJECTIVE | VERB + NEEDLEADJECTIVE➤conifer, pine松針VERB + NEEDLE➤drop, lose針葉脫落