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sew

/soh/US // soʊ //UK // (səʊ) //

缝纫,缝制,缝合,缝补

Related Words

fasten紧固,系紧,紧紧抓住,固定tailor裁缝师,裁缝,裁缝员,尾随者stitch缝合,缝制,缝线,缝补embroider绣花,绣制,刺绣,绣bind束缚,捆绑,绑定,结合work工作,工,作业,劳动baste涂抹,擦拭,擦洗,擦拭干净tack粘性,大头钉,大头针,粘着seam缝合,缝隙,缝,缝制piece一块,一片,一件,块

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    sewed, sewn or sewed, sew·ing.

    • : to join or attach by stitches.
    • : to make, repair, etc., by such means.
    • : to enclose or secure with stitches: to sew flour in a bag.
    • : to close by means of stitches.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    sewed, sewn or sewed, sew·ing.

    • : to work with a needle and thread or with a sewing machine.
  1. 1
    • : sew up, Informal.to get or have a monopoly of; control exclusively.Informal.to complete or conclude successfully: They were about to sew up the deal when the argument started.to gain or be assured of: He tried to sew up as many votes as possible before the convention.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbprepare fabric for clothing, covering
Forms: sewing, sewn
Synonyms
embroider绣花,绣制,刺绣,绣fasten紧固,系紧,紧紧抓住,固定stitch缝合,缝制,缝线,缝补tailor裁缝师,裁缝,裁缝员,尾随者baste涂抹,擦拭,擦洗,擦拭干净bind束缚,捆绑,绑定,结合piece一块,一片,一件,块seam缝合,缝隙,缝,缝制tack粘性,大头钉,大头针,粘着work工作,工,作业,劳动

Examples

  • Hand-sewn and finished with beech wood legs, this is as classy as a desk chair gets.

  • In myth, ancient gods could sew parts of different animals together to get a magical creature.

  • Over a hundred volunteers — scientists, artists and embroiderers — sewed panels that will ultimately be stitched into a tapestry, a project described in the December Lancet Neurology.

  • She cuts up wool sweaters that are no longer being used and sews them together in various combinations on a machine her mother gave her.

  • They come in packs of three and include copper sewed into the fibers to fight odor.

  • You could sew lead piping into that and it wouldn't show up.

  • I sew, glue, glitter, cut, and tie numerous things onto my products to make the final creation.

  • The enemy is also improving its ability to infiltrate and sew dissent among the Afghan security forces' ranks.

  • It also takes years of training to be able to sew, embroider, bead, and otherwise embellish these clothes.

  • Except for the thread he used to sew the remnants together, everything was recycled.

  • Bubby, why don't you go home and have your mother sew up that awful hole in your trowsers?

  • The figure value of “sew,” therefore equals or is represented by a cipher .

  • She was so handy with a needle, and allus ready to cut out calico dingusses that the peon gals could sew up.

  • I stopped him pretty quickly, and bade him sew up his mouth until he came to his sober senses again.

  • My store was a little affair then, but I was a busy body; I used to study and sew evenings.

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