
好词典

源自古英语nǣdl,与荷兰语naald、德语Nadel同源,原始日耳曼语词根*nēdlą与动词*nē-(缝纫)相关。
❶ 细长的金属或塑料工具,一端尖锐,用于缝纫或医疗注射。也可指松树等植物的针状叶。
“She threaded the needle carefully.”
(她小心地穿针引线。)
“The nurse used a sterile needle for the injection.”
(护士使用无菌针头进行注射。)
❶ 用言语或行为故意激怒或挑衅他人,通常带有恶作剧性质。
“He kept needling his sister about her new haircut.”
(他不断拿妹妹的新发型开玩笑刺激她。)
“The reporter needled the politician with tough questions.”
(记者用尖锐问题故意刁难那位政客。)
like looking for a needle in a haystack — 形容寻找某物极其困难,就像在干草堆里找一根针,比喻大海捞针。
“Finding my lost earring in this park is like looking for a needle in a haystack.”
(在这个公园里找我丢失的耳环简直是大海捞针。)
needle in a haystack — 指极难找到的东西或信息,强调目标微小且环境杂乱。
“The clue was a needle in a haystack among thousands of documents.”
(这个线索就像藏在数千份文件里的针一样难找。)