knitting

knitting — 名詞

1. the craft or hobby of using long needles or a machine to turn wool or yarn into

1.名詞B1
釋義

編織;針織

用毛線製作衣物的活動或正在編織的作品

the craft or hobby of using long needles or a machine to turn wool or yarn into clothing such as sweaters and scarves; also, the piece of work you are making in this way

例句

Anjali keeps her knitting in a blue bag next to the sofa.

Anjali 把她的編織作品放在沙發旁的藍色袋子裡。

possessive: her knitting = the item being knitted

Every Tuesday, Noa teaches knitting to a group of students at the local library.

每週二,Noa 在當地圖書館教一群學生編織。

teach + knitting + to + [group]

同義詞
  • needlework

    broader term that includes embroidery and other hand-sewing crafts

  • crocheting

    similar hobby that uses a hooked tool instead of two needles

  • stitching

    general term for joining fabric with thread, not limited to yarn crafts

文法句型

usually uncountable

can be used with possessive determiner (my/her knitting)

用法筆記

This noun is uncountable, so you cannot say 'a knitting' or 'two knittings'. Use 'some knitting' or 'my knitting' instead. The phrase 'do some knitting' is a common beginner expression.

常見錯誤

She is doing a knitting.
She is doing some knitting.
💡knitting is uncountable and cannot follow the indefinite article 'a'.