needle• She prodded, quizzed, needled, and unsettled me for about an hour until finally she stopped, satisfied.• Something about him was beginning to needle her, challenging her to meet him on his own terms.• Paula kept needling him about getting a job, and so finally he hit her.• She needled him too much and punctured his control.• Beak's been filed to needle sharpness.• Band members singspontaneous and insultingditties, needling the girls as they run up the court or in-bound the ball.
1for sewing, knitting, etc.縫紉;編織ADJECTIVE | VERB + NEEDLE | NEEDLE + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤long長針➤blunt鈍針➤sharp尖針➤fine細針➤darning, embroidery, knitting, sewing, tapestry織補用針;繡花針;編織針;縫紉針;織錦用針VERB + NEEDLE➤use用針➤thread穿針NEEDLE + VERB➤prick sb/sth在⋯上用針紮PHRASES➤the eye of a needle針鼻兒▸➤needle and thread針線◇She sewed it on with needle and thread.她用針線把它縫好了。➤a needle in a haystack大海撈針◇Looking for one man in a city this size is like looking for a needle in a haystack (= difficult to find).在這麼大的城市裏找一個人就像大海撈針。needle
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2for drugs醫藥ADJECTIVE | VERB + NEEDLE | NEEDLE + VERB | NEEDLE + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤hypodermic, syringe皮下注射針;注射器針頭➤injection注射針頭➤long長針頭➤sharp尖針頭➤fine, thin細針頭➤clean, sterile乾淨的針頭;消毒針頭➤contaminated, dirty, infected (especially BrE) 污染的/不潔的/已受感染的針頭▸➤used用過的針頭VERB + NEEDLE➤inject, insert, jab (sb with), plunge, push, put, stick插入針頭;用針扎(某人);將針猛然扎入;扎針◇He saw her stick a needle into her arm.他看到她把針扎進自己的胳膊。➤remove, withdraw拔出針;退針➤use用針➤share共用針頭◇the dangers of sharing needles共用針頭的危險NEEDLE + VERB➤go in針頭扎入◇The needle went in easily.針輕易地扎了進去。➤pierce sth針頭扎破⋯◇She winced when she felt the needle pierce her skin.感到針扎進自己的皮膚時,她臉上露出痛苦的表情。NEEDLE + NOUN➤tip針尖➤exchange針頭交換◇needle exchange schemes (BrE) 針頭以舊換新計劃◇needle exchange programs (NAmE) (= where drug users can change used needles for clean ones)針頭以舊換新計劃➤biopsy針取活檢PHRASES➤the prick of a needle針刺needle
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3on a compass/instrument羅盤;儀器ADJECTIVE | NEEDLE + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤magnetic磁針➤compass羅盤指針NEEDLE + VERB➤move指針移動◇The needle moved away from the wind.指針背離風向偏轉。➤point指針指向PHRASES➤the needle of a compass羅盤指針needle
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4on a pine tree松樹ADJECTIVE | VERB + NEEDLEADJECTIVE➤conifer, pine松針VERB + NEEDLE➤drop, lose針葉脫落