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单词 sew
释义
sew
verb
uk
/səʊ/us
/soʊ/
sewed|sewnorsewed
B1[IorT]
tojointwopiecesofclothtogether by puttingthreadthrough them with aneedle:
缝；做针线活儿
Mygrandmothertaughtme to sew.我祖母教我做针线活儿。
I made thisskirtjust by sewing twopiecesofmaterialtogether.我把两块料子缝在一起，就做成了这条裙子。
He sewed thebadgeneatlyontohisuniform.他把徽章精心地缝在制服上。
B1[T]
to make apieceofclothingbyjoiningpiecesofclothtogether by puttingthreadthrough them with aneedle:
缝制（衣服）
She sews all her children'sclothes.孩子们的衣服都是她缝制的。
[IorT]
to use aneedleandthreadtojoinup theedgesof acutin theskinor otherpartof thebody:
缝合（伤口）
Themusclelayerneedsto be sewn first.先要缝合肌肉层。
Hisfingerwascutoff when hecaughtit in amachine, but thesurgeonwasableto sew it backon.他的手指被机器夹住切断了，不过外科医生把断指缝合上去了。
More examples
  • You could always sew afrillor two around thebottomof theskirtif youthinkit's tooplain.
  • Ilearnedto sew at my mother'sknee.
  • Surgeons havemanagedto sew a man'searback on after it wasbittenoff in afight.
  • I'll have to sew apatchonto thesejeans- they'rerippedat theknee.
  • I'llkeepthetrouserpatchinplacewithpinswhile I sew it on.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Knitting & sewing
  • appliqué
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  • baste
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  • handknit
  • handknitted
  • hank
  • hem
  • overcast
  • quilting
  • reknit
  • resew
  • rib
  • runsomethingup
  • running stitch
  • sampler
  • seam
  • stitch
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Medical treatment: surgery

Phrasal verb

sewsomethingup
(Definition ofsewfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

sew| American Dictionary

sew
verb[I/T]
us
/soʊ/
past tensesewed|past participlesewnus/soʊn/sewed
tojointogetherpiecesofclothby puttingthreadthrough it with aneedle:
[I]Do you like to sew?
[T]She sewed heroutfitbyhand.
[M]Would you sew on thesebuttons?
[M]I had to sew up(=repair)aholein myjeans.

Phrasal verb

sew upsomething
(Definition ofsewfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsew

sew
Polyester patches were sewn in both discs to increase thrombogenicity.
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For example, consider the production of clothes, which involves many stages such as cutting and sewing.
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Alternatively, a patch can be placed by sewing the stitches exclusively in the straddling leaflet of the tricuspid valve.
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You have your playgroup in the morning, your art groups, your sewing groups, your flower groups.
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One retired woman had devoted many hours to pursuing her passion for sewing and had made many exquisite outfits for herself and her family.
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The raw jute passed through six different departments of a factory called batching, softening, preparing, spinning, weaving and sewing.
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The dura mater was sewn back and regrew over the electrode array.
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She threaded the needle, then sewed the button on.
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Bone: used for tent frames, pegs and toggles, as well as for the needles used in sewing skins.
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This led to much discussion about garments sewn and mended in the past, embroidery and other sewing projects undertaken.
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Damage was defined as removal of potential photosynthetic tissue, and as such included leaves rolled or sewn together, even if not entirely consumed by herbivores.
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The women were even unable tosewhides together to make the tent-walls.
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It can be sewn from basic geometric shapes and does not require special accessories, other than a few external poles and wires.
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The day began with the 'reading of the rules', and then they were set to work either reading, knitting or sewing.
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Yeomen had to rely upon their wives to cook, clean,sew, tend the garden, and, critically, to work in the fields.
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