1
- a very fine slender piece of polished metal with a point at one end and a hole or eye for thread at the other, used in sewing（缝纫用的）针。
2
- something resembling a sewing needle in use, shape, or appearance针状物, 刺状物：
2.1
- such an instrument used in crafts such as crochet, knitting, and lacemaking编结针, 钩针。
2.2
- the pointed hollow end of a hypodermic syringe注射针, 针头。
2.3
- a very fine metal spike used in acupuncture（针刺疗法中用的）毫针, 金针。
2.4
- a thin, typically metal pointer on a dial, compass, or other instrument指针; 磁针。
2.5
- an etching tool（蚀刻中的）刻针。
2.6
- the sharp stiff slender leaf of a fir or pine tree松针。
2.7
- a pointed rock or peak尖岩, 尖顶。
2.8
the Needles
a group of rocks in the sea off the western tip of the Isle of Wight in southern England针岩。
2.9
- a stylus used to play records唱针。
2.10
- an obelisk方尖塔：
Cleopatra's Needle.
克娄巴特拉方尖碑。
2.11
- a steel pin exploding the cartridge of a breech-loading gun撞针。
2.12
- a beam used as a temporary support during underpinning撑木。
3
- mass noun Brit. informal hostility or antagonism, especially provoked by rivalry〈英, 非正式〉（尤指竞争所引发的）针锋相对; 敌意：
there is already a little bit of needle between the sides
双方都已有些敌意
as modifier a needle match.一场充满火药味的比赛。
with obj.
1
- prick or pierce (something) with or as if with a needle用针穿刺（某物）; 像针一样地刺（某物）：
dust needled his eyes.
灰尘使他的眼睛感到刺痛。
2
- informal provoke or annoy (someone), especially by continual criticism or questioning〈非正式〉（尤指通过不断地批评或质疑）刺激; 挑逗, 惹…发火：
I just said that to Charlie to needle him.
我对查理说那些话就是想刺激他。
短语
the eye of a needle
- a tiny aperture or opening through which it would seem impossible to pass (especially with reference to Matt. 19:24)针眼; 无法通过的开口（尤指《马太福音》19:24）。
a needle in a haystack
- something that is almost impossible to find because it is hidden among so many other things落进草垛里的一根针（比喻很难找的东西）。
词源
Old English nǣ dl, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch naald and German Nadel, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nere 'to spin' and Greek nēma 'thread'.