stitch1 /stɪtʃ/ ●○○ noun 1. sewing 缝纫 [countableC]DLH a short piece of thread that has been sewn into a piece of cloth, or the action of the thread going into and out of the cloth 〔缝纫中的〕一针;缝 2 for wound 缝合伤口 [countableC]MH a piece of special thread which has been used to sew the edges of a wound together 〔缝合伤口的〕缝线 He had to have ten stitches in his head. 他头上不得不缝了十针。
3. pain 疼痛 [countableC usually singular]MHPAIN a sharp pain in the side of your body, which you can get by running or laughing a lot 〔跑步或大笑引起的胁部的〕剧痛 4 with wool 用毛线 [countableC]DCDLH a small circle of wool that is formed around a needle when you are knitting 〔编结中的〕一针drop a stitch (=lose a stitch because the wool has come off the needle) 漏掉一针
5 style 风格 [countableC, uncountableU]DLH a particular way of sewing or knitting that makes a particular pattern 缝法,针法;编结法 Purl and plain are the two main stitches in knitting. 反针和平针是编织中的两种主要织法。
6. not have a stitch on informalNAKED to be wearing no clothes 一丝不挂,赤身露体 7 in stitches LAUGHlaughing a lot in an uncontrollable way 大笑不止的have/keep somebody in stitches (=make someone laugh) 使某人大笑不止 Her jokes had us all in stitches. 她的笑话让我们大家笑破了肚皮。
8. a stitch in time (saves nine) spokenDO something/TAKE ACTION used to say that it is better to deal with problems early than to wait until they get worse 一针及时,可省九针;及时处理,事半功倍