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needle

/ˈnidəl/KK

ni·dəl

練發音
名詞
高中
難度 2 個音節、5 個義項
家庭
also used as a verb
變化形
複數

needles

1.
針;縫衣針
極常用

一種細長、一端尖銳且通常有針眼的工具,用來穿線縫製衣物或布料。

用法:常與介系詞「with」連用,表示用針縫製。

a needle and thread
sew with a needle
a sewing needle
thread a needle

Before I fixed my school uniform, my grandmother showed me how to put string through a needle.

在我修補校服之前,祖母教我如何把線穿過針。

2.
注射針;針頭
常用

醫療人員用來注射藥物、抽血或進行其他醫療處置的細針。

用法:談「打針」時,較自然的說法通常是「get an injection」或「get a shot」,不一定直接用本字。

a sterile needle
a needle stick
use a needle
a needle for an injection

The nurse used a new needle to give him a flu shot.

護理師用一支新的針頭幫他打流感疫苗。

3.
松針;針葉
常用

松樹、冷杉等針葉樹上細長尖狀的葉子。

用法:常用複數形式表示一堆或一層針葉。

pine needles
fallen needles
a carpet of needles
green needles

The children collected needles from trees during their hike.

孩子們健行時收集了樹上的針葉。

4.
指針
常用

鐘、指南針、儀表或量表上用來指出數字、方向或讀數的細長指示物。

用法:常與「move」或「point」連用,描述指針移動或指向的位置。

the clock hands and needles
the needle on the gauge
the compass needle
the needle points to

The needle showed that the tank was almost empty, so we stopped at a gas station.

指針顯示油箱快空了,所以我們在加油站停了下來。

5.
故意逗弄;挖苦;惹惱
常用
非正式

故意用話語或行為反覆逗弄、挖苦某人,使對方不高興或生氣。

用法:及物動詞,後面直接接受詞,不接介系詞。

needle someone about something
keep needling someone
needle a friend
needle someone into reacting

His brother kept needling him about being late until he finally got angry.

他的哥哥一直拿他遲到這件事逗他,直到他最後生氣了。

常見錯誤

He needled to me about my grades.

He needled me about my grades.

She used needle to sew the button.

She used a needle to sew the button.

I got a needle at the clinic yesterday.

I got an injection at the clinic yesterday./I got a shot at the clinic yesterday.

相關字詞
poke 近義
pin 近義
thread 常見搭配
injection 近義
tease 近義
學習提示

・「needle」最基本是「縫衣針」,而「pin」通常是用來別住或固定東西的別針、圖釘等,兩者用途不同。

・形容很難在大量相似事物中找到某個目標時,可用「a needle in a haystack」,意思是「大海撈針」。

・動詞「needle」不是中性的「開玩笑」;它往往暗示持續且故意地惹對方不高興。

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