needle

needle
noun

a very fine slender piece of polished metal with a point at one end and a hole or eye for thread at the other, used in sewing
（缝纫用的）针
something resembling a sewing needle in use, shape, or appearance
针状物，刺状物
■such an instrument used in crafts such as crochet, knitting, and lacemaking
编结针，钩针
■the pointed hollow end of a hypodermic syringe
注射针，针头
■a very fine metal spike used in acupuncture
（针刺疗法中用的）毫针，金针
■a thin, typically metal pointer on a dial, compass, or other instrument
指针；磁针
■an etching tool
（蚀刻中的）刻针
■the sharp stiff slender leaf of a fir or pine tree
松针
■a pointed rock or peak
尖岩，尖顶
■(the Needles)a group of rocks in the sea off the western tip of the Isle of Wight in southern England
针岩
■a stylus used to play records
唱针
■an obelisk
方尖塔
Cleopatra's Needle.
克娄巴特拉方尖碑。
■a steel pin exploding the cartridge of a breech-loading gun
撞针
■a beam used as a temporary support during underpinning
撑木
[mass noun](Brit. informal)hostility or antagonism, especially provoked by rivalry
(英，非正式)（尤指竞争所引发的）针锋相对；敌意
there is already a little bit of needle between the sides.
双方都已有些敌意。
[as modifier]a needle match.
一场充满火药味的比赛。

verb
[with obj.]

prick or pierce (something) with or as if with a needle
用针穿刺（某物）；像针一样地刺（某物）
dust needled his eyes.
灰尘使他的眼睛感到刺痛。
(informal)provoke or annoy (someone), especially by continual criticism or questioning
(非正式)（尤指通过不断地批评或质疑）刺激，激将；挑逗，惹…发火
I just said that to Charlie to needle him.
我对查理说那些话就是想刺激他。

常用词组
the eye of a needle

a tiny aperture or opening through which it would seem impossible to pass (especially with reference to Matt. 19:24)
针眼；无法通过的开口（尤指《马太福音》１９：２４）

a needle in a haystack

something that is almost impossible to find because it is hidden among so many other things
落进草垛里的一根针（比喻很难找的东西）

语源

Old English nǣdl, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch naald and German Nadel, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nere 'to spin' and Greek nēma 'thread'

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