needle的中文意

• 0 a thin metal pin, used in sewing, that is pointed at one end and has a hole called an eye at the other end for thread

  • a needle and thread 針線

  • Here, your eyes are better than mine - could you thread (= put thread through) this needle for me? 來，你的眼睛比我好——幫我把線穿進這根針，好嗎？

• 1 a very thin, hollow, pointed piece of metal that is connected to a syringe and used to take blood from the body or to put drugs or medicine in

• 2 on a compass or measuring device, the thin moving part that points in a particular direction or points to a particular measurement

  • The needle on a compass always points to magnetic north. 指南針的指針總是指向磁北極。

• 3 a thin, hard, pointed leaf of a pine tree

  • pine needles 松針

• 4 the part of a record player that touches the record as it turns around, usually made of a very hard material, such as a diamond

  • It sounds like the needle on your record player needs to be replaced. 聽上去像是唱機的唱針該換了。

• 5 to annoy someone, especially by repeated criticism

  • His mother was always needling him about getting a job. 他母親總是數落他，要他去找份工作。