stitch
n
1 [C]
(a) single passing of a needle and thread into and out of cloth, etc in sewing, or into and out of skin tissue, etc in surgery (縫紉或外科縫合的)一針. =>illus at sew 見sew插圖.
(b) (in knitting or crochet) one complete turn of the wool, etc over the needle (編結或編織的)一針; (鉤針編織的)一鉤.
2 [C]
(a) loop of thread, wool, etc made in this way 針腳
make long, short, neat, etc stitches 縫長、 短、 勻整...針腳
The cut in my hand needed five stitches. 我手上的傷口需要縫五針.
(b) piece of thread used to sew tissue together in surgery (外科的)縫線
I'm having my stitches (taken) out today, ie removed from a wound that has healed. 我的傷口今天拆線.
3 [C, U] (esp in compounds 尤用以構成復合詞) particular pattern of stitches or way of stitching (in sewing, knitting or crochet) 縫法; 針法; 織法; 編結法: chain-stitch 鏈形縫法
knitting in purl stitch 以反針編織.
4 [C usu sing 通常作單數]
sudden sharp pain in the muscles at the side of the body (caused eg by running too hard) (脅部的)突然劇痛(如跑步過力所致)
Can we slow down and walk for a bit? I'm getting a stitch. 咱們放慢速度步行一會兒好嗎? 我覺得腰部突然一陣劇痛.
5 (idm 習語) drop a stitch => drop2. have not (got) a `stitch on/not be wearing a `stitch (infml 口) be naked 一絲不掛; 赤身露體. in `stitches (infml 口) laughing uncontrollably 大笑不止; 捧腹大笑
The play had us in stitches. 這出戲把我們笑得前仰後合. a ,stitch in ,time saves `nine (saying 諺) if one takes action or does a piece of work immediately, it may save a lot of extra work later 一針及時, 可省九針(及時行動, 免得問題成堆). stitch, 1
(a) [I, Tn] put stitches in or on (sth); sew 縫, 縫合, 編結, 編織(某物); 縫紉
stitching (a shirt) by candlelight 點著蠟燭縫(襯衫).
(b) [Tn.pr] join or fasten (sth) with stitches 將(某物)縫上
stitch a button on a dress 在連衣裙上釘個鈕扣
stitch a zip into a skirt 給裙子縫上拉鏈.
2 (phr v) stitch sth up join together or close sth by stitching 縫合、 縫補某物
stitch up a wound/a hole 縫合傷口[縫補破洞]
We'll soon have you (ie your wound) stitched up! 我們很快就把你的傷口縫好!