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a needle for (doing) sth
表示针的用途时常用这个结构。
She bought a needle for sewing buttons.
她买了一根缝纽扣的针。
针叶；松针
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针叶；松针
the leaf of a conifer
She bought a needle for sewing buttons.
她买了一根缝纽扣的针。
一种长而细的尖锐工具,通常用于穿刺,如缝纫、刺绣、针灸、纹身、身体穿孔、医疗注射、缝合等；或用于工艺品如织补、编织、梭织等的形成环或结的钝针
A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.
针叶
the leaf of a conifer
任何类似针的细长尖物,如尖晶体、尖锐的岩石顶峰、方尖碑等
Any slender, pointed object resembling a needle, such as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.
指针
a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
We walked through the forest, and the ground was covered with fallen pine needles.
我们穿过森林，地上覆盖着掉落的松针。
The spruce needle is long and sharp, so be careful when you touch the branch.
云杉的针叶又长又尖，所以摸树枝时要小心。
She collected dry needles and small sticks to use in her art project.
她收集干燥的针叶和小树枝，用于她的手工作品。
表示针的用途时常用这个结构。
She bought a needle for sewing buttons.
她买了一根缝纽扣的针。
强调使用针作为工具。
He sewed the hole with a needle and thread.
他用针线缝好了那个洞。
描述针的组成部分。
The thread goes through the eye of a needle.
线穿过针眼。
Not this
I need needle.
Use this
I need a needle.
needle是可数名词单数，前面必须加不定冠词a。
Not this
She sewed the button on needle.
Use this
She sewed the button with a needle.
表示使用工具时，介词应用with，而非on。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
针线
She sewed the button on with a needle and thread.
她用针线把纽扣缝上了。
大海捞针
Finding the error in the code was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
在代码中找出错误就像大海捞针。
针眼
It's hard to thread the eye of the needle when the light is dim.
光线暗的时候很难穿针眼。
缝衣针
He pricked his finger with a sewing needle.
他用缝衣针刺破了手指。
针吸活检
The doctor performed a needle biopsy to test the tissue.
医生进行了针吸活检以检查组织。
松针
The ground was covered with fallen pine needles.
地上铺满了落下的松针。
海底捞针
Finding a parking spot in this area is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
在这个区域找个停车位就像大海捞针。
如坐针毡
We were on pins and needles waiting for the test results.
我们如坐针毡地等待考试结果。
生气，恼火
He got the needle when they criticized his work.
当他们批评他的工作时，他恼火了。
针头和所造成的伤害
Neil Young's song 'The Needle and the Damage Done' warns about the dangers of heroin addiction.
尼尔·杨的歌曲《针头和所造成的伤害》警示了海洛因成瘾的危害。
干草堆里的针
In Elliott Smith's song 'Needle in the Hay', the line 'Your hand on his arm, the haystack charm' uses the metaphor of a needle in a haystack.
在艾略特·史密斯的歌曲《干草堆里的针》中，歌词“你的手搭在他的胳膊上，那干草堆的魅力”使用了海底捞针的比喻。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 see, free)
Use needle naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
needle里有‘need’，缝衣针是必需品。
register: neutral; contexts: 植物学、自然； note_zh: 该词指针叶树的叶子，如松针，在植物学和自然描述中比较常见。
常用介词搭配 'in'，如 a needle in a haystack。
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