stitch1 /stɪtʃ/ ●○○ noun1. sewing 縫紉 [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 〔縫紉中的〕一針;縫 2 for wound 縫合傷口 [countableC]MH a piece of special thread which has been used to sew the edges of a wound together 〔縫合傷口的〕縫線He had to have ten stitches in his head. 他頭上不得不縫了十針。
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 〔跑步或大笑引起的脅部的〕劇痛 4 with wool 用毛線 [countableC]DCDLH a small circle of wool that is formed around a needle when you are knitting 〔編結中的〕一針drop a stitch (=lose a stitch because the wool has come off the needle) 漏掉一針
5 style 風格 [countableC, uncountableU]DLH a particular way of sewing or knitting that makes a particular pattern 縫法,針法;編結法Purl and plain are the two main stitches in knitting. 反針和平針是編織中的兩種主要織法。
6. not have a stitch on informalNAKED to be wearing no clothes 一絲不挂,赤身露體 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. 她的笑話讓我們大家笑破了肚皮。
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 一針及時,可省九針;及時處理,事半功倍