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。
一绞线;一束线
skeins — plural of skein
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一绞线;一束线
a loosely coiled bundle of yarn or thread
She bought a skein of red wool to knit a scarf.
她买了一绞红毛线来织围巾。
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。
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.
用于制篮的细柳条。
A thin strip of an osier (“long, pliable twig from a plant, usually a willow”) used in basketmaking.
毛线圈
coils of worsted yarn
类似线、纱等的一束的东西。
A thing resembling a skein (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1) of thread, yarn, etc.
She bought a skein of blue wool to knit a scarf.
她买了一绞蓝羊毛线来织围巾。
The pattern calls for two skeins of cotton yarn.
这个编织图案需要两绞棉纱线。
He unwound the skein carefully before starting to crochet.
他开始钩织前小心地松开那绞线。
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。
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。
用于抽象事物时,表示错综复杂、纠缠不清的局面。
The story is a skein of lies and half-truths.
这个故事是一团谎言和半真半假的话交织成的纠葛。
这个句型中 skein 作名词宾语,表示把线缠绕成绞状。
She wound the loose thread into a skein.
她把松散的线绕成一绞。
Not this
She bought three skein of wool.
Use this
She bought three skeins of wool.
skein 是可数名词,复数形式为 skeins。汉语名词没有复数变化,学习者容易漏加 -s;句中 three 后必须用复数形式。
Not this
I need a skein yarn for this scarf.
Use this
I need a skein of yarn for this scarf.
skein 作量词表示“一绞/一束”时,要用 a skein of + 名词的结构,of 不能省略,就像 a cup of tea 一样。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
一群飞雁
A skein of geese flew across the evening sky.
一群飞雁掠过傍晚的天空。
把(线等)绕成一绞
She wound the wool into a skein.
她把毛线绕成一绞。
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。
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。
一团乱麻;错综复杂的局面
The negotiations became a tangled skein of competing interests.
谈判变成了各方利益相互交织的一团乱麻。
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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。
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。
All listed words rhyme with /skeɪn/. Beware: the similar-looking word skin /skɪn/ has a different vowel sound and does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.