stitch
noun
verb
stɪtʃ noun
1
SEWING
缝纫
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 C
2
FOR WOUND
缝合伤口
a piece of special thread which has been used to sew the edges of a wound together 〔缝合伤口的〕缝线 C
He had to have 10 stitches in his head.
他头上缝了十针。
3
PAIN
疼痛
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〕胁部的突然剧痛 C usually singular 一般用单数
4
WITH WOOL
用毛线
a small circle of wool that is formed around a needle when you are KNITTING 〔编结中的〕一针 C
drop a stitch
5
STYLE
风格
a particular way of sewing or KNITTING that makes a particular pattern 缝法,针法; 编结法 C,U
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
to be wearing no clothes 一丝不挂,赤身露体 informal
7
in stitches
laughing a lot in an uncontrollable way 大笑不止的
have/keep sb in stitches (make someone laugh) 使某人大笑不止
Her jokes had us all in stitches.
她讲的笑话让我们大家笑破了肚皮。
8
a stitch in time (saves nine)
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 spoken
verb
9 to sew two pieces of cloth together, or to sew a decoration onto a piece of cloth 缝,缝合,缝补; 缝缀
Mary is stitching a bedspread.
玛丽在缝床罩。
stitch sth onto/across sth
The jersey has his name stitched across the back.
这件运动套衫的后背上缝着他的名字。
10 to put different things or parts of something together to make one larger thing 拼凑起,组织起
In ten years, they have been able to stitch together a national network of banks.
在十年时间里,他们组织起了全国性的银行网络。
11 to get a deal or agreement arranged 安排,筹备〔交易、协议〕
12 to put stitches in cloth or a wound in order to fasten parts of it together 缝合,缝拢
She stitched up the cut and left it to heal.
她把伤口缝好让它愈合。
13 to get a deal or agreement completed satisfactorily so that it cannot be changed 圆满地完成〔交易或协议〕
The deal was stitched up in minutes.
那笔交易几分钟就完成了。
14 to deceive someone, especially in order to gain money from them [英,非正式] 欺骗,欺诈〔尤为了骗钱〕 BrE informal
15 to make someone seem guilty of a crime by providing false information [英,非正式] 〔提供假情报〕陷害,诬陷; BrE informal