英语词汇“yarn”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	yarn
释义	Trends of yarn View usage for: yarn (jɑːʳn) Word forms: plural 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. See spin a yarn More Synonyms of yarn yarn in British English (jɑːn) noun 1. a continuous twisted strand of natural or synthetic fibres, used in weaving, knitting, etc 2. informal a long and often involved story or account, usually telling of incredible or fantastic events 3. spin a yarn verb 4. (intransitive) to tell such a story or stories Word origin Old English gearn; related to Old High German garn yarn, Old Norse görn gut, Greek khordē string, gut yarn in American English (jɑrn) noun 1. any fiber, as wool, silk, flax, cotton, nylon, glass, etc., spun into strands for weaving, knitting, or making thread 2. coarse fibers woven into strands for rope-making 3. Informal a tale or story, esp. one that seems exaggerated or hard to believe verb intransitive 4. Informal, Obsolete to tell yarns Idioms: spin a yarn Word origin ME < OE gearn, yarn, akin to Ger garn < IE base her-, intestine > L haru-spex, soothsayer, lit., intestine-seer, Gr chordē Examples of 'yarn' in a sentence yarn They are like thread is to yarn. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Thread yarn through remaining stitches and join seam. The Sun (2015) This allows them to be spun into very fine yarns. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Top bankers know how to spin a yarn. Times, Sunday Times (2015) But now she much prefers to tell a good yarn. The Sun (2015) Thread and yarn are in the shed across the yard. Tepper, Sheri S. A Plague of Angels (1993) But it sure made for a fine yarn. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The kind of writer who can always be depended upon to spin a good yarn? The Times Literary Supplement (2014) Most entrepreneurs are able to spin a plausible yarn about their company. Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991) What should be a gripping yarn about Spartacus gets buried under a parade of knowledge. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It is a great yarn, dressed up as investigative reporting on new archaeological finds. Times, Sunday Times (2015) A gripping yarn you will be unable to put down. The Sun (2013) I can sit here and spin you a yarn and say my pace is brilliant. The Sun (2013) He used to own a pub, and sitting on a virtual bar stool spinning yarns suits him fine. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Made for a few thousand dollars, this horror yarn is one of the most financially successful films in history. The Sun (2011) The yarn was so fine that a pound of it could be spun into a thread stretching for 30 miles. Times, Sunday Times (2014) A gripping yarn of the soul. Times, Sunday Times (2013) A beautiful, gripping sea yarn of the soul. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Phew, that's quite a yarn to tell. Times, Sunday Times (2015) In other languages yarn British English: yarn NOUN Yarn* is thread used for knitting or making cloth. She still spins the yarn and knits sweaters for her family. American English: yarn Brazilian Portuguese: fio Chinese: 纱线 European Spanish: hilo French: fil German: Garn Italian: filato Japanese: 糸 Korean: 직물 편물용의 실 European Portuguese: fio Latin American Spanish: hilo All related terms of 'yarn' rope yarn the natural or synthetic fibres out of which rope is made spun yarn small stuff made from rope yarns twisted together yarn-dyed (of fabric ) dyed while still in yarn form, before being woven cotton yarn cotton thread which is woven into fabric spin a yarn 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. pitch a tale to tell a story , usually of a fantastic nature 1 (noun) in the sense of thread Definition a continuous twisted strand of natural or synthetic fibres, used for knitting or making cloth vegetable-dyed yarn Synonyms thread a hat embroidered with golden threads fibre a variety of coloured fibres cotton wool a ball of wool 2 (noun) in the sense of story Definition a long involved story (informal) Doug has a yarn or two to tell me about his trips into the bush. Synonyms story a popular love story with a happy ending tale a collection of poems and folk tales anecdote He has a talent for recollection and anecdote. account I gave a detailed account of what had happened that night. narrative He began his narrative with the day of the murder. fable Are his election promises fact or fable? reminiscence urban myth tall story urban legend cock-and-bull story (informal) Additional synonyms in the sense of account Definition a report or description I gave a detailed account of what had happened that night. Synonyms description, report, record, story, history, detail, statement, relation, version, tale, explanation, narrative, chronicle, portrayal, recital, depiction, narration in the sense of anecdote Definition a short amusing account of an incident He has a talent for recollection and anecdote. Synonyms story, tale, sketch, short story, yarn (informal), reminiscence, urban myth, urban legend in the sense of fable Definition an unlikely story which is usually untrue Are his election promises fact or fable? Synonyms fiction, lie, fantasy, myth, romance, invention, yarn (informal), fabrication, falsehood, fib, figment, untruth, fairy story (informal), urban myth, white lie, tall story (informal), urban legend Nearby words of yarn yap yard yardstick yarn yawn yawning yeah Synonyms of 'yarn' yarn Explore 'yarn' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of fibre Definition a threadlike animal or plant tissue a variety of coloured fibres Synonyms thread, strand, filament, tendril, pile, texture, staple, wisp, fibril in the sense of narrative Definition an account of events He began his narrative with the day of the murder. Synonyms story, report, history, detail, account, statement, tale, chronicle, recital in the sense of tale Definition a report, account, or story a collection of poems and folk tales Synonyms story, narrative, anecdote, account, relation, novel, legend, fiction, romance, saga, short story, yarn (informal), fable, narration, conte, spiel (informal), urban myth, urban legend in the sense of wool Definition yarn spun from this, used in weaving and knitting a ball of wool Synonyms yarn
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