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needles

UK //ˈniːd(ə)lz//US //ˈniːd(ə)lz//

词源

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。

noun

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。)

同义词:pin, hypodermic, syringe, awl, spike

verb

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。)

同义词:provoke, tease, irritate, goad, annoy

常见短语

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。)