| 单词 | yarn |
| 释义 | yarn (jɑːʳn ) Word forms: yarns 1. variable noun Yarn is thread used for knitting or making cloth. She still spins the yarn and knits sweaters for her family. ...vegetable-dyed yarns. 2. countable noun A yarn is a story that someone tells, often a true story with invented details which make it more interesting. Doug has a yarn or two to tell me about his trips into the bush. spin a yarn phrase [VERB and NOUN inflect] If you say that someone spins a yarn, you mean that they tell a story that is not true, often an interesting or imaginative one. Rukmeni's a great storyteller, so she'll probably spin them a yarn about some prince or god. Collocations: adventure yarn It succeeds at being something rather special in the gaming world, a safe family adventure yarn. Times, Sunday Times He cuts it down to essentials so that it becomes an uncomplicated adventure yarn culminating in the reunion of a family. Times, Sunday Times The series comprises a 3-hour adventure yarn broken down into 36 short chapters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Well, not exactly either but it's a fine yarn. Times, Sunday Times Spinners who spin very fine yarn may also prefer to spin in the grease as it can allow them to spin finer yarns with more ease. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This allows them to be spun into very fine yarns. Times, Sunday Times These articles consisted of wooden hoops about 3 inches in diameter filled with an imitation of a spider's web made of fine yarn, usually dyed red. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Such fibre can be spun into fine yarns, with great lengths of yarn for a given weight of wool, and greater market value. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 纱线 Japanese: 糸 |
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