thimble

thimble

英 ['θɪmb(ə)l]
　　美 ['θɪmbl]

n. 頂針；套管；嵌環

中文詞源：

thimble 頂針，頂箍

來自 thumb,大拇指，-le,工具格後綴。原義為包大拇指的小皮套，引申詞義頂針，頂箍。

例句：

1. She put a thimble over the finger when sewing.
縫紉時,她在手上戴一枚頂針.

2. Won't, you see me had been bought, nuo, thimble.
不會的, 你看我已經買來瞭, 喏, 頂針兒.

3. When it's raining gold reach for a bucket, not a thimble.
當天上掉金子時,要拿桶而不是套管去接.

4. She says she will do that to you , Wendy, every time I give you a thimble.
彼得給瞭她一頂針, 差不多就在同時, 她尖叫瞭起來.

5. An acceptable thimble is metal and fits snugly on the middle finger of the needle - holding hand.
好的頂針是金屬制成的,並能舒適地戴在拿針的手的中指上.