knit
v
(-tt-, pt, pp knitted; in sense 3, usu 用於下述第三義時通常作knit)
1 [I, Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr]
~ sth (for sb) make (a garment or fabric) by forming wool, silk, etc yarn into connecting loops, either by hand (using long needles) or on a machine 編織, 針織(衣物等)
Do you know how to knit? 你會織毛活兒嗎?
She knitted her son a sweater. 她給兒子織了一件毛衣.
2 [I, Tn] (in knitting instructions) make a plain (ie not a purl) stitch (編織法中)織(平針)
knit one, purl one 織一正針、 一反針.
3 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (together)(cause sth to) join or grow firmly together (使某物)連接或牢固地長在一起
The broken bones have knit (together) well. 斷骨已愈合良好.
a well-knit frame, ie a compact sturdy body 結實的體格
(fig 比喻) a closely-knit argument 嚴密的論據
(fig 比喻) The two groups are knit together by common interests. 這兩集團因有共同利益而聯合在一起.
4 (idm 習語) knit one's `brow(s) frown 皺眉.