Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense sews, present participle sewing, past tense sewed, past participle sewn
1VERB 缝制;缝合;缝补 When you sew something such as clothes, you make them or repair them by joining pieces of cloth together by passing thread through them with a needle. 缝制;缝合;缝补 [Also VERB n preposition]
She sewed the dresses on the sewing machine. [VERB noun]
她在缝纫机上缝制衣服。
Anyone can sew on a button, including you. [V n with on]
任何人都能缝纽扣,包括你。
Mrs Roberts was a dressmaker, and she taught her daughter to sew. [VERB]
2VERB (医生)缝合(手、手指等) When something such as a hand or finger is sewn back by a doctor, it is joined with the patient's body using a needle and thread. (医生)缝合(手、手指等)
The hand was preserved in ice by neighbours and sewn back on in hospital. [beV-ed adv]
手被邻居用冰块保存起来了,在医院又被缝合好了。
Surgeons at Odstock Hospital, Wilts, sewed the thumb on. [VERB noun with adv.]