stitch
noun
uk/stɪtʃ/us/stɪtʃ/stitchnoun(THREAD)
C2[C]
apieceofthreadsewnincloth, or thesinglemovementof aneedleandthreadinto and out of thecloththatproducesthis:
（缝纫的）针脚；一针Secure the twopiecestogether with acoupleof stitches.缝上几针，把两块布缝在一起。
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[C]
one of thesmallcirclesofwoolthat you make when you areknitting:
（编织的）一针Hecaston/offa stitch(=added/removedalengthofthreadfrom theneedle).他加了／拆了一针。
I'vedroppeda stitch(=lostalengthofthreadfrom theneedle).我漏了一针。
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[C]
aparticulartypeof stitch made insewingorknitting, or thepatternthat thisproduces:
缝法；针法；编织法；缝制（或编织）的纹样apearl/satinstitch反针／锻纹刺绣针迹
Thebedspreadwasembroideredwithcross-stitch.床单上用十字绣绣了花。
C2[C]
alengthofspecialthreadused tojointheedgesof adeepcutin theflesh:
（缝合伤口的）缝线；一针Herheadwoundsneeded50 stitches.她头上的伤口需要缝50针。
He gothitwith abrokenbottleandneededfive stitchesinhischeek.他被碎瓶子砸中，面颊上需要缝5针。
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not a stitchinformal
without anyclothes:
一丝不挂，赤裸I don't have a stitch towear(= I do not have anythingsuitabletowear)for thispartytonight.今晚的聚会我没有合适的衣服穿。
Sherandown thehallto thebathroomwithout a stitch on(=naked).她一丝不挂地跑过走廊，冲进浴室里。
- I wasadmiringyourneatstitches.
- Acoupleof stitches would make that moresecure.
- She can do all thesefancystitches.
- She had adozenor so stitches on herforehead.
- He's having his stitches taken out thisafternoon.
Knitting & sewing
- appliqué
- appliquéd
- Aran
- Bargello
- baste
- haberdashery
- handknit
- handknitted
- hank
- hem
- overcast
- quilting
- reknit
- resew
- rib
- runsomethingup
- running stitch
- sampler
- seam
- sew
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Medical treatment: surgery
Not wearing or removing clothes
stitchnoun(PAIN)
[Cusually singular]
asharppainin thesideofyourstomachorchest, oftencausedby notbreathingenough whenrunningorlaughing:
（常因跑步或大笑时呼吸不足引起的）肋部刺痛；岔气Igota stitch afterrunningfor thebus.我追公共汽车追得岔了气。
Pain & painful
- -racked
- ache
- agonizing
- be murder onsomethingidiom
- brain freeze
- cluster headache
- dull
- dully
- dysmenorrhea
- excruciating
- grief
- neuralgia
- pang
- prick
- rawness
- sciatic
- sharpness
- sting
- throb
- tingle
Idioms
in stitches
a stitch in time (saves nine)
stitch
verb
uk/stɪtʃ/us/stɪtʃ/[IorT]
tosewtwo things together, or torepairsomething bysewing:
缝；缝合；缝补Thisbuttonneedsto be stitched backontomyshirt.这粒纽扣得缝回到我的衬衫上。
Stitch thepiecestogetheralong thefold.沿折缝将各部分缝在一起。
[T]Indian English
to make apieceofclothing:
缝制（衣服）I mustdiscardtheseoldshirtsand stitch some before nextsummer.明年春天前我必须扔掉这些旧衣服，缝一些新的。
Knitting & sewing
- appliqué
- appliquéd
- Aran
- Bargello
- baste
- haberdashery
- handknit
- handknitted
- hank
- hem
- overcast
- quilting
- reknit
- resew
- rib
- runsomethingup
- running stitch
- sampler
- seam
- sew
Phrasal verbs
stitchsomethingtogether
stitchsomething/someoneup
stitchsomeoneup