spin a yarn
collocation讲故事（尤指冗长离奇的）
My grandfather used to spin a yarn about his adventures in the war.
我祖父过去常常讲他在战争中的冒险故事。
纱线；毛线
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纱线；毛线
Twisted fibres used for knitting, weaving, sewing, or making rope.
She bought some soft blue yarn to knit a scarf for her friend.
她买了一些柔软的蓝色毛线，给朋友织一条围巾。
用于编织或织布的扭曲纤维线。
A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.
叙述
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
捻在一起的纤维束,进一步捻成股,再捻或编成绳。
Bundles of fibres twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.
纱线
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
The basket was woven from thick cotton yarn.
这个篮子是用粗棉纱编织而成的。
Workers spin raw wool into yarn before it is sent to the mills.
工人们先把原毛纺成纱线，再送往工厂。
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讲故事（尤指冗长离奇的）
My grandfather used to spin a yarn about his adventures in the war.
我祖父过去常常讲他在战争中的冒险故事。
讲一个故事
She told a fascinating yarn about her travels in Africa.
她讲了一个关于她在非洲旅行的迷人故事。
一个好故事
That's a good yarn, but I'm not sure I believe it.
那是个好故事，但我不太相信。
编织用纱线
She bought some soft knitting yarn for the sweater.
她买了一些柔软的编织纱线来做毛衣。
一绞纱线
I need one more skein of yarn to finish this scarf.
我还需要一绞纱线才能完成这条围巾。
线球
The cat played with a yarn ball and unraveled it.
猫玩一个线球，把它弄散了。
编故事；讲故事
Grandpa loves to spin a yarn about his childhood adventures.
爷爷喜欢编造关于他童年冒险的故事。
讲故事
The old sailor told us a yarn about a sea monster.
老水手给我们讲了一个关于海怪的故事。
一个好故事
That movie was just a good yarn, nothing more.
那部电影不过是个好故事而已。
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把纱线（yarn）想象成编织故事（yarn）的线，一词双义。
语域: 混合; 典型情景: 讲故事, 闲聊; 注: 此义项常用于非正式口语，但也可出现在文学叙述中。
Words like 'barn' and 'darn' rhyme with 'yarn' because they share the /ɑrn/ ending. However, 'warn' shares the same spelling ending '-arn' but is pronounced with /ɔrn/, so it does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.