needle
英 ['niːd(ə)l]
美['nidl]
- n. 针；指针；刺激；针状物
- vi. 缝纫；做针线
- vt. 刺激；用针缝
- n. (Needle)人名；(英)尼德尔
词态变化
复数: needles;
中文词源
needle 针，指针
来自PIE*sne-tla,针，来自*sne,缝纫，编织，词源同net,nettle,*tla,工具格后缀。引申词义缝衣针，指针等。
英英释意
- 1. as of a conifer
- 2. a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
- 3. a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
- 4. a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record
英文词源
- needle
- needle: [OE] Etymologically, a needle is a ‘sewing’ implement. The word comes from a prehistoric Germanic *nēthlō (source also of German nadel, Dutch naald, Swedish nål, and Danish naal), which was derived from an Indo- European base *nē- ‘sew’ (represented also in English nerve and neural).
=> nerve, neural - needle (n.)
- Old English nædl, from Proto-Germanic *næthlo (cognates: Old Saxon nathla, Old Norse nal, Old Frisian nedle, Old High German nadala, German Nadel, Gothic neþla "needle"), literally "a tool for sewing," from PIE *net-la-, from root *(s)ne- "to sew, to spin" (cognates: Sanskrit snayati "wraps up," Greek nein "to spin," Latin nere "to spin," German nähen "to sew," Old Church Slavonic niti "thread," Old Irish snathat "needle," Welsh nyddu "to sew," nodwydd "needle") + instrumental suffix *-tla.
To seke out one lyne in all hys bookes wer to go looke a nedle in a meadow. [Thomas More, c. 1530]
Meaning "piece of magnetized steel in a compass" is from late 14c. (on a dial or indicator from 1928); the surgical instrument so called from 1727; phonographic sense from 1902; sense of "leaf of a fir or pine tree" first attested 1797. Needledom "the world of sewing" is from 1847. Needle's eye, figurative of a minute opening, often is a reference to Matt. xix:24. - needle (v.)
- 1715, "to sew or pierce with a needle," from needle (n.). Meaning "goad, provoke" (1881) probably is from earlier meaning "haggle in making a bargain" (1812). Related: Needled; needling.
考试真题
- It seems, too, that I'm part of a national renewal of interest in needle and other handicrafts.
2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B
- Then decades passed without my touching a knitting needle.
2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B
- Both strains quickly invaded local hospitals when needle sharing and other unhealthy practices ensured the rapid spreading of the infection by bringing people into contact with contaminated body fluids.
出自-2013年6月听力原文
词组搭配
the eye of a needle
a tiny aperture or opening through which it would seem impossible to pass (especially with reference to Matt. 19:24)
针眼；无法通过的开口（尤指《马太福音》１９：２４）
a needle in a haystack
something that is almost impossible to find because it is hidden among so many other things
落进草垛里的一根针（比喻很难找的东西）
实用场景例句
- a needle and thread
- 针和线
牛津词典
- the eye (= hole) of a needle
- 针鼻儿；针眼
牛津词典
- knitting needles
- 编织针
牛津词典
- a hypodermic needle
- 皮下注射器针头
牛津词典
- The compass needle was pointing north.
- 罗盘指针指向北方。
牛津词典
- Searching for one man in this city is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
- 在这个城市里找一个人无异于大海捞针。
牛津词典
- Don't let her needle you.
- 别让她数落你。
牛津词典
- She took the needle off the record and turned the lights out.
- 她把唱针从唱片上移开，把灯也关了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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，指针已指向了250度。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The carpet of pine needles was soft underfoot.
- 脚下厚厚的松针踩上去软绵绵的。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Blake could see he had needled Jerrold, which might be unwise.
- 布莱克看得出他已经惹怒了杰罗尔德，这也许并不是什么明智之举。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Blotting paper : A grade of highly absorbent papers for absorbing ink after writing.
- 吸水纸: 一类吸收性较强的纸.作吸收书写后的墨水用.
期刊摘选
- The boy is prodding the animal with a needle.
- 那男孩正用一根针刺那动物.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- She was handy with her needle.
- 她善长针线活.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- I've stuck a needle in my finger!
- 我把针扎在手指上.
《简明英汉词典》
- She feel very awkward with a needle.
- 她做针线活时感到很不对劲.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The needle of a compass points to the north.
- 罗盘的指针指向北方.
《简明英汉词典》
- The needle left a prick in the tailor's finger.
- 裁缝的手指上有个针扎的孔.
《简明英汉词典》
- Looking for them now is like fishing for a needle in a haystack!
- 这回要在庄稼地里搜捕,那不是海底捞针!
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- A fiddly task like threading a needle often makes you frown.
- 烦琐的工作就像穿针引线一样,常常令你皱眉头.
《简明英汉词典》
- She is handy with the needle.
- 她是做针线活的巧手.
《简明英汉词典》
- It is like fishing for a needle in the ocean.
- 这就像大海捞针.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- A compass needle always points north.
- 罗盘指针总是指向北方.
《简明英汉词典》
- It was difficult to work the needle through the stiff cloth.
- 把针穿过这种硬布料是不容易的.
《简明英汉词典》