stitch
noun/stɪtʃ/
/stɪtʃ/
Idioms - [countable] one of the small lines of thread that you can see on a piece of cloth after it has been sewn; the action that produces this
（缝纫的）一针，针脚；缝 - Try to keep the stitches small and straight.
针脚要尽量缝得小而直。 - Put a stitch in the corner of the pocket to keep it in place.
在口袋角那儿缝一针把它固定住。
Wordfinder- baste
- bind
- embroidery
- hem
- lining
- seam
- sew
- stitch
- tack
- thread
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- decorative
- embroidery
- hand
- …
- do
- put
- sew
- …
- Try to keep the stitches small and straight.
- [countable] one of the small circles of wool that you make around the needle when you are knitting (= making clothing out of wool with two long needles)
（编织的）一针 - to drop a stitch (= to lose one that you have made)
漏一针 - The knitting should be 120 stitches wide.
编织宽度应为 120 针。 - to cast stitches on/off (= to add or remove them)
打开/关闭缝线（= 添加或删除缝线）
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- garter
- stocking
- etc.
- …
- cast off
- cast on
- drop
- …
- to drop a stitch (= to lose one that you have made)
- [countable, uncountable] (especially in compounds) a particular style of sewing or knitting that you use to make the pattern you want
缝法；针法；编织法 - chain stitch
链式线步 - The edge was sewn with blanket stitch.
边上用的是锁缝针法。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- garter
- stocking
- etc.
- …
- cast off
- cast on
- drop
- …
- chain stitch
- [countable] a short piece of thread, etc. that doctors use to sew the edges of a wound together
（缝合伤口的）缝线 - The cut needed eight stitches.
这道伤口需要缝八针。 - I had six stitches in my foot after the accident.
事故发生后我的脚缝了六针。 - (especially British English) I’m having my stitches out today.
我的伤口今天拆线。 - (North American English) I’m getting my stitches out today.
我今天要拆线。
Wordfinder- amputate
- anaesthetic
- graft
- operation
- procedure
- scalpel
- scrubs
- stitch
- surgery
- transplant
Collocations InjuriesInjuriesBeing injured- have a fall/an injury
- receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/a gunshot wound
- hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg
- damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin
- pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon
- sprain/twist your ankle/wrist
- break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs
- fracture/crack your skull
- break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth
- burst/perforate your eardrum
- dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder
- bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder
- burn/scald yourself/your tongue
- bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against something)
- treat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab wound
- examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound
- repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage
- amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb
- put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/a bandage
- need/require/put in/ (especially British English) have (out)/ (North American English) get (out) stitches
- put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion
- have/receive/undergo (British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapy
Extra ExamplesTopics Healthcarec1- He had twenty stitches in a head wound.
他头上的伤口缝了 20 针。 - He has now had the stitches taken out.
他刚刚拆了线。 - He needed four stitches.
他需要缝 4 针。 - I had to have five stitches when I cut my finger.
我切破了手指，不得不缝了 5 针。 - She had five stitches put in her cheek.
她脸颊上缝了 5 针。 - When are you having your stitches out?
你什么时候拆线？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dissolvable
- butterfly
- need
- require
- get
- …
- dissolve
- stitch in
- The cut needed eight stitches.
- [countable, usually singular] a sudden pain in the side of your body, usually caused by running or laughing
肋部突然的疼痛（多由奔跑或笑引起）；岔气 - Can we slow down? I've got a stitch.
我们慢一点好不好？我岔气了。
- Can we slow down? I've got a stitch.
Word OriginOld English stice ‘a puncture, stabbing pain’, of Germanic origin; related to German Stich ‘a sting, prick’, also to the verb stick. The sense ‘loop’ (in sewing etc.) arose in Middle English.
Idioms
in stitches
- (informal) laughing a lot
大笑不止；笑破肚皮 - The play had us in stitches.
那出戏让我们笑得前仰后合。
- The play had us in stitches.
not have a stitch on | not be wearing a stitch
- (informal) to be wearing no clothes
一丝不挂；光着身子
a stitch in time (saves nine)
- (saying) it is better to deal with something immediately because if you wait it may become worse or more difficult and cause extra work
及时缝一针能省九针；小洞及时补，免遭大洞苦