needle

美 [ˈniːdl]英 [ˈniːdl]
  • n.针;针头;注射针;指针;松针;缝衣针;编织针;唱针
  • vt.刺激;故意招惹;(尤指)不断地数落

复数: needles

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noun

缝纫 for sewing

1

针;缝衣针
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

a needle and thread

针和线

the eye (= hole) of a needle

针鼻儿;针眼

编织 for knitting

2

编织针
a long thin piece of plastic or metal with a point at one end that you use for knitting. You usually use two together.

knitting needles

编织针

药品 for drugs

3

注射针;针头
a very thin, pointed piece of steel used on the end of a syringe for putting a drug into sb's body, or for taking blood out of it

a hypodermic needle

皮下注射器针头

仪器 on instrument

4

指针
a thin piece of metal on a scientific instrument that moves to point to the correct measurement or direction

The compass needle was pointing north.

罗盘指针指向北方。

松树 on pine tree

5

松针;针叶
the thin, hard, pointed leaf of a pine tree

唱机 on record player

6

唱针;磁针
the very small pointed piece of metal that touches a record that is being played in order to produce the sound

习语

a thing that is almost impossible to find

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.

verb

VN刺激;故意招惹;(尤指)不断地数落
to deliberately annoy sb, especially by criticizing them continuously

Don't let her needle you.

别让她数落你。

antagonize

needle

频次

  • 1
    N-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.

  • 2
    N-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.

  • 3
    N-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.

  • 4
    N-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.

  • 5
    N-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.

    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。

  • 6
    N-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.

    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。

  • 7
    N-COUNT (杉树、松树等的)针叶
    The needles of a fir or pine tree are its thin, hard, pointed leaves.

    The carpet of pine needles was soft underfoot.

    脚下厚厚的松针踩上去软绵绵的。

  • 8
    VERB 刺激;惹…发火;(尤指)不断数落
    If someone needles you, they annoy you continually, especially by criticizing you.

    Blake could see he had needled Jerrold, which might be unwise.

    布莱克看得出他已经惹怒了杰罗尔德,这也许并不是什么明智之举。

  • 9
    See also:pins and needles

noun

1
a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
2
a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
3
a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record
Synonym: phonograph needle
4
the leaf of a conifer
Synonym: acerate leaf

verb

1
goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
He needled her with his sarcastic remarks
Synonym: goad
2
prick with a needle

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  1. I 'm going to give your finger a little prick with this needle .

    我将用这根针在你手指上轻轻扎一下。

  2. This material is very thick and this needle is not strong enough to go through it .

    这种料子很厚,这根针都扎不透。

  3. When the needle enters the red zone the engine is too hot .

    当指针进入红色区域时,发动机就过热了。

  4. Don 't let her needle you .

    别让她数落你。

  5. 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。

  6. The nurse stuck the needle into my arm .

    护士把针扎进我的胳膊。

  7. A compass needle points north .

    罗盘指针指向北方。

  8. The compass needle was pointing north .

    罗盘指针指向北方。

  9. The needle jumped across the dial .

    指针突然从刻度盘的一端跳到另一端。

  10. Watch how the needle on the dial oscillates .

    仔细看仪表盘上的指针如何摆动。

  11. The needle on the rev counter soared .

    转数指针快速上升。

  12. She grimaced as the needle went in .

    针扎进去痛得她龇牙咧嘴。

  13. She pricked her finger on a needle .

    她的手指被针扎了。

  14. The tailor delicately plied his needle .

    裁缝精巧地飞针走线。

  15. This time I 'll do it properly with a needle and thread .

    这次,我要用针线将它缝好。

  16. She passed the needle through the rough cloth , back and forth

    她一针一针地缝那块粗布。

  17. 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。

  18. I checked to see if the needle indicating volume was oscillating .

    我查看了那根音量指针是否在摆动。

  19. They sent in loads of male nurses and stuck a needle in my back

    他们派来了很多男护士,在我的背上扎了一针。

  20. The needles that indicate your height are at the top right-hand corner

    显示你身高的指针在右上角。

  21. There 's a needle and cotton there .

    那儿有针和线。

  22. At 240 mph the needle went off the clock .

    车速达到每小时240英里时,里程表上的指针显示超出了最高时速。

  23. I hyperventilate when they come near me with the needle .

    当他们拿着注射针走近我时,我的呼吸急速加快。

  24. My eyes burn from staring at the needle

    我的眼睛由于长时间盯着针看而疼痛。

  25. 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。

  26. I sit down , thread a needle , snip off an old button .

    我坐下来,穿好针,剪下一枚旧纽扣。

  27. I 'm very squeamish and when I see needles I run a mile .

    我神经非常脆弱,见到针头就会逃之夭夭。

  28. I had pins and needles in the tips of my fingers .

    我的指尖有针刺的感觉。

  29. A needle was jabbed into the baby 's arm

    一个针头扎进了婴儿的胳膊。

  30. Her mother counted the stitches on her knitting needles

    她母亲数了数编织针上的针数。

  • 习语

n.

a needle in a haystack

草垛里的针;几乎不可能找到的东西
a thing that is almost impossible to find

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。