新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

needle

英 [ˈniːdəl]

[NOUN]

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NOUN. 名词

needles
1. [C 可数名词] 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.
双语例句
例：
He took a needle and thread and sewed it up.
他取来针线把它缝了起来。
2. [C 可数名词] 注射针
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.
双语例句
例：
the transmission of the AIDS virus through dirty needles.
爱滋病病毒通过不洁注射针头的传播。
3. [C 可数名词] （编织）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.
双语例句
例：
a pair of knitting needles.
一副编织针。
4. [C 可数名词] （针灸用的）银针
A needle is a thin metal rod with a point which is put into a patient's body during acupuncture.
双语例句
例：
I gave Kevin a course of acupuncture using six needles strategically placed on the scalp.
我给凯文进行了一个疗程的针灸治疗，把6支银针分别扎在头皮的关键穴位上。
5. [C 可数名词] （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.
双语例句
例：
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250度。
6. [C 可数名词] （杉树或松树等的）针叶
The needles of a fir or pine tree are its thin, hard, pointed leaves.
双语例句
例：
The carpet of pine needles was soft underfoot.
脚下厚厚的松针踩上去软软的。