Word · Frequency #25529
skeins
一绞线；一束线
skeins is the plural of skein.
a loosely coiled bundle of yarn or thread
- 1.
A quantity of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a reel then removed and loosely knotted into an oblong shape; a skein of cotton is formed by eighty turns of thread around a reel with a fifty-four inch diameter.
将线、纱等绕在线轴上然后取下并松散地打成椭圆形结的数量；一束棉线由绕在直径54英寸的线轴上80圈线组成。
- 2.
A thin strip of an osier (“long, pliable twig from a plant, usually a willow”) used in basketmaking.
用于制篮的细柳条。
- 3.
coils of worsted yarn
毛线圈
- 4.
A thing resembling a skein (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1) of thread, yarn, etc.
类似线、纱等的一束的东西。
- 5.
A tangle, a weave, a web.
一团乱麻、编织物、网。
- 6.
A winning streak.
连胜纪录。
将线、纱等绕在线轴上然后取下并松散地打成椭圆形结的数量；一束棉线由绕在直径54英寸的线轴上80圈线组成。；用于制篮的细柳条。；毛线圈；类似线、纱等的一束的东西。；一团乱麻、编织物、网。
In use
She bought a skein of blue wool to knit a scarf.
The pattern calls for two skeins of cotton yarn.
He unwound the skein carefully before starting to crochet.
a skein of + [yarn/wool/thread]
skein 在这里作量词，指已绕成松散圈状的一束线。
She bought a skein of red wool to knit a scarf.
她买了一绞红毛线来织围巾。
a skein of + [birds in flight]
用于飞鸟时，特指排成 V 字形或长列飞行的一群鸟。
A skein of geese flew over the lake in a V formation.
一群大雁排成人字形飞过湖面。
a skein of + [abstract noun]
用于抽象事物时，表示错综复杂、纠缠不清的局面。
Connections
Collocations
- a skein of yarn
- 一绞纱线
- She bought a skein of yarn to knit a scarf.她买了一绞纱线来织围巾。
- a skein of geese
- 一群飞雁
- A skein of geese flew across the evening sky.一群飞雁掠过傍晚的天空。
- wind ... into a skein
- 把（线等）绕成一绞
- She wound the wool into a skein.她把毛线绕成一绞。
- a tangled skein
- 一团乱麻；错综复杂的局面
- The investigation was a tangled skein of conflicting stories.这起调查是一团相互矛盾的陈述交织成的乱麻。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a skein of lies
- 一连串的谎言The trial revealed a skein of lies that the company had told investors.庭审揭露了该公司对投资者说的一连串谎言。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
skein 里 k 如绕线轴，s 如丝线：绕好的线团就是一绞(skein)，也指一队飞鸟。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：knitting、yarn shops、craft tutorials skein 作名词时，通常指绕成一卷的纱线或毛线，多用于编织、手工或毛线店等场景。语气中性，日常交流或书面说明中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with /skeɪn/. Beware: the similar-looking word skin /skɪn/ has a different vowel sound and does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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