sew
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they sew | |
| he / she / it sews | |
| past simple sewed | |
| past participle sewed | |
| past participle sewn | |
| -ing form sewing |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to use a needle and thread to make stitches in cloth 缝；做针线活 My mother taught me how to sew. 我母亲教我做针线。 to sew by hand/machine 手工／机器缝制 - sew something
to sew a seam 缝接缝
Homophones sew | so | sowsew so sowTopics Hobbiesc1- sew verb
You should sew that hole up before it gets any bigger. 你应该在洞变大之前把它缝好。
- so adverb
It is unsurprising that the Beatles were so successful. 甲壳虫乐队如此成功并不奇怪。
- sow verb
Why would farmers want to sow GM seeds? 为什么农民想要播种转基因种子？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- neatly
- together
- up
- …
- into
- onto
- [transitive]
to make, repair or attach something using a needle and thread 缝制；缝补；缝上 - sew something
She sews all her own clothes. 她所有的衣服都是自己缝的。 - sew something on
Can you sew a button on for me? 你能给我钉个扣子吗？ Surgeons were able to sew the finger back on. 外科医生把断指接上了。 - sew something + adv./prep.
The jewel was sewn into the lining of his coat. 宝石被缝进了他的外套内衬里。 The squares of fabric were all sewn neatly together. 方块布片都用匀密的针脚缝在了一起。 He sewed the patch onto the back of his jeans. 他把补丁缝到了牛仔裤背面。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- neatly
- together
- up
- …
- into
- onto
- sew something
Word OriginOld English siwan, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin suere and Greek suein.