needle
noun
verb
ˈniːdl
noun
1
SEWING
缝纫
a.
a
small
thin
piece
of
steel,
with
a
point
at
one
end
and
a
hole
in
the
other,
used
for
sewing
b.
a
KNITTING
NEEDLE
编织针;
a
needle
and
thread
针和线
a
tapestry
needle
绣针
2
DRUGS
药品; 毒品
a
very
thin,
pointed
steel
tube
at
the
end
of
a
SYRINGE
,
which
is
pushed
into
your
skin
to
put
a
drug
or
medicine
into
your
body
or
to
take
out
blood
注射针
She
carried
hypodermic
needles
and
syringes
in
her
bag.
她包里带着皮下注射针和针筒。
Drug
users
are
at
risk
when
they
share
needles.
吸毒者共用注射针很危险。
3
POINTER
指针
a
long
thin
piece
of
metal
on
a
scientific
instrument
that
moves
backwards
and
forwards
and
points
to
numbers
or
directions
〔仪器上的〕指针
a
compass
needle
罗盘指针
4
MEDICAL TREATMENT
治疗
a
long,
very
thin
piece
of
metal
used
in
ACUPUNCTURE
(=a
kind
of
medical
treatment
originally
used
in
China)
〔针灸用的〕针
5
LEAF
叶子
a
small
needle-shaped
leaf,
especially
from
a
PINE
tree
〔尤指松树的〕针叶
pine
needles
松针
6
RECORDS
唱片
the
very
small,
pointed
part
in
a
RECORD
PLAYER
that
touches
the
record
in
order
to
play
it
唱针
7
like looking for a needle in a haystack
used
to
say
that
something
is
almost
impossible
to
find
[非正式] 如同草垛里寻针
informal
Finding
out
which
file
you
want
can
be
like
looking
for
a
needle
in
a
haystack.
要找出你要哪份文件犹如大海捞针。
verb
8
to
deliberately
annoy
someone
by
making
unkind
remarks
or
jokes
about
them
[非正式] 〔用话〕刺激，激怒;
I
just
said
that
to
Charlie
to
needle
him.
我对查理说那些话只是为了刺激他。