stitch

stitch

英 [stɪtʃ]
　　美 [stɪtʃ]

n. 針腳，線跡；一針
　　vt. 縫，縫合
　　vi. 縫，縫合

v.(動詞)stitch的基本意思是“縫”。引申可作“和解”解。stitch可用作及物動詞,也可用作不及物動詞。用作及物動詞時接名詞或代詞作賓語。stitch後接副詞up表示“縫合”“言歸於好”。

中文詞源：

stitch 針腳，縫針，縫線，縫補

來自古英語 stice,刺，插，戳，來自 Proto-Germanic*stikiz,刺，插，來自 PIE*steig,刺，插， 詞源同 sting,stick.引申詞義縫，針腳等。拼寫比較 bake,batch.

例句：

1. My view is that this is a stitch up.
我認為這是一個陷阱。

2. The design can be worked in cross stitch.
這個圖案可以用十字針法繡出來。

3. The surgeon would pick up his instruments, probe, repair and stitch up again.
外科醫生會拿起他的工具，探查、修復然後再重新縫合。

4. Embroidery calls for great care . There must not be even a single sloppy stitch.
刺繡要求很高, 一針也不能馬虎.

5. He claimed that a police officer had threatened to stitch him up and send him to prison.
他聲稱，一名警官威脅要陷害他並把他關進監獄。