sew
v
(pt sewed, pp sewn or sewed)
1
(a) [I, Ipr] make stitches in cloth, etc with a needle and thread (用針線)縫
sitting sewing by the fire 坐在火爐旁不停地縫著
sew by hand/by machine 用手[用機器]縫
sew round the hem 縫邊
sew over the seam again 在縫合處再縫一次.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
make or attach or fasten (sth) by stitching 縫制或縫上或縫合(某物)
sew a dress, skirt, etc 縫制連衣裙、 裙子等
a hand-sewn shirt 手工縫的襯衫
sew a button onto the shirt 把鈕扣縫在襯衫上
sew the parts of the shirt together 把襯衫各部分縫在一起
sew the flap of the pocket down 縫上衣服口袋的蓋兒.
2 (phr v) sew sth in/into sth enclose sth by sewing 將某物縫進去
sew money into the lining of a coat 把錢縫在大衣的襯里兒里. sew sth up
(a) join or mend sth by sewing 縫合或縫補某物
sew up a hole in a sock 把襪子上的洞縫補好
The suit was sewn up along the seams by hand. 這套衣服是手工縫的.
(b) (esp passive 尤用於被動語態) (infml 口) arrange sth; settle sth 安排或解決某事
sew up a deal, project, etc 安排一交易、 計畫等
By the end of the meeting everything should be nicely sewn up. 到會議結束時, 一切均應妥善解決.
?? 考研助記
縫制孫(s)兒(e)襪(w) “搜”(諧音)集布料, 縫制衣服
?? 擴展釋義
*[s?u]vt. 縫紉, 縫合, 縫vi. 縫紉相關詞組: sew sth up sew sb up