needle
needle — 名詞
1. a short thin metal or plastic object that is sharpened to a tip at the front and
縫針
縫紉用的細長金屬工具
a short thin metal or plastic object that is sharpened to a tip at the front and has a small hole near the back through which sewing thread passes, used for joining pieces of fabric together or stitching up cuts in medical treatment
Sofia threaded the needle carefully before starting to sew her dress.
Sofia 在開始縫裙子前，仔細地把線穿過縫針。
collocation: thread a needle
The tailor pushed the needle through the thick denim without bending it.
裁縫師把縫針推過厚牛仔布，針卻沒有彎曲。
Sana pushed the needle through the fabric and pulled the thread tight.
Sana 把縫針穿過布料，然後把線拉緊。
Darius pricked his finger on the needle while mending his shirt.
Darius 在補襯衫時被縫針刺到了手指。
The doctor used a curved needle to close the wound with five stitches.
醫生用彎曲的縫針縫了五針，把傷口合起來。
用法筆記
The small hole in a sewing needle is called the eye. To thread a needle means to pass thread through the eye.
常見錯誤
2. a long slender rod, usually made of metal, plastic, or wood, that tapers to a ti
編織針
織毛衣用的長棒狀工具
a long slender rod, usually made of metal, plastic, or wood, that tapers to a tip and is used together with a second rod to create fabric by interlocking loops of yarn
Eshe cast on forty stitches using her new bamboo knitting needles.
Eshe 用新的竹製編織針起針，織了四十針。
knitting specific vocabulary: cast on stitches
Thick knitting needles produce loose fabric, while thin ones create tight rows.
粗的編織針織出的布料較鬆散，細針則織得緊密。
Gabriel bought a set of circular knitting needles for making a sweater.
Gabriel 買了一組環形編織針，準備織一件毛衣。
Putri's knitting needles clicked together as she worked on her wool scarf.
Putri 的編織針在她織羊毛圍巾時發出喀噠喀噠的聲音。
用法筆記
Knitting needles are almost always used in pairs. Circular needles have a flexible cable connecting two needle ends and are used for knitting in the round.
3. an extremely narrow metal tube with a sharpened tip and an empty centre, attache
注射針
注射或抽血用的空心細管
an extremely narrow metal tube with a sharpened tip and an empty centre, attached to a syringe to inject medicine beneath the skin or to withdraw blood samples for laboratory testing
The doctor warned that the needle would sting for only a second.
醫生警告說，注射針只會痛一小下。
Ishaan felt dizzy at the sight of the long needle approaching his arm.
Ishaan 看到長長的注射針靠近他的手臂，感到一陣暈眩。
Needles for drawing blood must be thrown away after a single use.
抽血用的注射針在使用一次後就必須丟棄。
Haruto's diabetes requires him to use a fresh needle for each insulin injection.
Haruto 的糖尿病需要他每次注射胰島素時都使用全新的注射針。
A thinner needle hurts less than a thick one when receiving a vaccine.
打疫苗時，細針比粗針較不痛。
- syringe
the whole device including the tube; needle is just the pointed metal part
- hypodermic
formal technical term for the needle used under the skin
用法筆記
In everyday conversation, people often say shot or jab instead of needle: 'I had my flu shot today.' Needle is the name of the instrument; the medical procedure is an injection or shot.
常見錯誤
4. the thin moving metal piece on a compass, speedometer, or other measuring device
指針
儀器上移動的細長指示片
the thin moving metal piece on a compass, speedometer, or other measuring device that turns to show a direction, value, or measurement on a scale
The compass needle always points toward the Earth's magnetic north pole.
羅盤的指針永遠指向地球的磁北極。
collocation: compass needle
Daniel watched the speedometer needle climb past one hundred kilometres per hour.
Daniel 看著時速表的指針攀升到每小時一百公里以上。
The needle on the fuel gauge hovered just above the empty mark.
油量表的指針在刻度「空」的上方微微搖擺。
Owen tapped the gauge gently to free a stuck needle.
Owen 輕輕敲了敲儀表板，讓卡住的指針恢復正常。
常見錯誤
5. the thin, stiff, pointed leaf that grows on pine trees and other evergreen trees
松針
松樹的細長尖形葉片
the thin, stiff, pointed leaf that grows on pine trees and other evergreen trees that stay green all year
A thick carpet of dry pine needles covered the forest floor.
森林地面上覆蓋了一層厚厚的乾松針。
collocation: pine needles + forest floor
The children gathered pine needles for their school nature project.
孩子們撿拾松針，準備用來做學校的自然課作業。
Pine needles release a fresh, woody smell when crushed in your hand.
松針在手裡揉碎時，會散發出清新的木質香氣。
Lucía swept the fallen pine needles off the front porch with a broom.
Lucía 用掃帚把掉落的松針從前廊掃走。
用法筆記
Pine needles grow in clusters called bundles. Different pine species have bundles of two, three, or five needles.
6. the small, extremely hard pointed piece on a record player or turntable that tou
唱針
黑膠唱機接觸唱片的細針
the small, extremely hard pointed piece on a record player or turntable that touches the grooves of a spinning vinyl record and converts the movements into sound
Sofia gently lowered the needle onto the vinyl record to start the music.
Sofia 輕輕地把唱針放到黑膠唱片上，音樂隨即響起。
collocation: lower the needle onto [record]
A worn needle can scratch a record and ruin the sound quality.
磨損的唱針可能會刮傷唱片，破壞音質。
The diamond-tipped needle traced the grooves of the old jazz album.
鑲鑽的唱針沿著老爵士專輯的刻紋滑行。
Gabriel replaced the needle on his turntable when he heard crackling noises.
Gabriel 聽到劈啪雜音後，更換了唱盤上的唱針。
用法筆記
Needle is the everyday word; the technical term is stylus. Most modern record players still use a needle, though the word stylus is common among audio enthusiasts.
needle — 動詞
1. to deliberately keep saying things that annoy or irritate someone, often in a te
招惹；刺激
故意說話惹惱他人
to deliberately keep saying things that annoy or irritate someone, often in a teasing or critical way, in order to get a reaction from them
Darius's younger sister kept needling him about his messy bedroom.
Darius 的妹妹一直拿他房間亂七八糟的事來招惹他。
The journalist needled the politician with questions about the broken promise.
記者用關於競選承諾跳票的問題不斷刺激那位政治人物。
needle + person + with + questions
Stop needling your brother — he is trying to finish his homework.
別再招惹你弟弟了——他正在寫功課。
Eshe's classmates needled her for weeks about her unusual accent.
Eshe 的同學好幾個星期都拿她特別的口音來刺激她。
"Why do you keep needling me about my haircut?" Owen asked with irritation.
Owen 惱怒地問：「你為什麼一直拿我的髮型來招惹我？」
文法句型
needle + person + about/over + topic
用法筆記
This verb is stronger than tease but weaker than harass. It suggests repeated, targeted comments that eventually get under the person's skin. The object is always a person.