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

sewsew /soʊ/ ●●● S2 verb (past tense sewed, past participle sewn /soʊn/ or sewed) [intransitive, transitive]

ETYMOLOGYsew

Origin: Old English siwian

VERB TABLE

sew

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	sew
	he, she, it	sews
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	sewed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have sewn, sewed
	he, she, it	has sewn, sewed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had sewn, sewed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will sew
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have sewn, sewed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am sewing
	he, she, it	is sewing
	you, we, they	are sewing
Past	I, he, she, it	was sewing
	you, we, they	were sewing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been sewing
	he, she, it	has been sewing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been sewing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be sewing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been sewing

to use a needle and thread to fasten pieces of cloth together, or to attach something such as a button to clothes: Where did you learn to sew so well?sew something on/onto something Can you sew a patch on my jeans?sew something together Sew the two sides of the fabric together. [Origin: Old English siwian]sew up phrasal verb1sew something ↔ up to finish a business agreement or plan and get the result you want: The deal should be sewn up in a week.2have something (all) sewn up to gain control over a situation so that you are sure to win or gain something: It looks like the Republicans have the election sewn up.3informal to close a wound on someone’s body using stitches: The doctor sewed up Jared’s arm in minutes.4to close or repair something by sewing it: You should sew up that rip in your pants.