| 单词 | sew |
| 释义 | sew (soʊ ) Word forms: sews , sewing , sewed , sewn 1. verb B1+ When you sew something such as clothes, you make them or repair them by joining pieces of cloth together by passing thread through them with a needle. She sewed the dresses on the sewing machine. [VERB noun] Anyone can sew on a button, including you. [V n with on] Mrs Roberts was a dressmaker, and she taught her daughter to sew. [VERB] Synonyms: stitch, tack [British], seam, hem 2. verb B2 When something such as a hand or finger is sewn back by a doctor, it is joined with the patient's body using a needle and thread. The hand was preserved in ice by neighbours and sewn back on in hospital. [be V-ed adv] Surgeons at Odstock Hospital, Wilts, sewed the thumb on. [VERB noun with adverb] 3. See also sewing Phrasal verbs: sew up 1. phrasal verb B2 If you sew up pieces of cloth or tears in cloth or skin, you join them together using a needle and thread. Next day, Miss Stone decided to sew up the rip. [VERB PARTICLE noun] This material was then put into cotton bags which were weighed and then sewn up. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 2. phrasal verb If someone sews up something such as a business deal, an election, or a game, they make sure that they will get the result they want. [informal] If they didn't move fast, Johnson could sew this deal up within days. [VERB noun PARTICLE] The Italians think they've got it all sewn up. [VERB-ed PARTICLE] Collocations: hand sewn The buttonholes are hand sewn, and made from five different panels of cotton, have great flat seams for comfort and just a tiny soft cotton label. Times, Sunday Times Because the stitches must be taken out for washing, traditional kimono need to be hand sewn. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The masks created from the original 1971 film moulds are made from polystyrene with holes drilled for breathing and vision are covered in gauze and flocking or hand sewn hair. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 缝纫 Japanese: 縫う |
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