- [countable]
one of the small lines of thread that you can see on a piece of cloth after it has been sewn; the action that produces this （缝纫的）一针，针脚；缝 
Try to keep the stitches small and straight. 针脚要尽量缝得小而直。 Put a stitch in the corner of the pocket to keep it in place. 在口袋角那儿缝一针把它固定住。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- decorative
- embroidery
- hand
- …
- do
- put
- sew
- …
- [countable]
one of the small circles of wool that you make around the needle when you are knitting (= making clothing out of wool with two long needles) （编织的）一针 to drop a stitch (= to lose one that you have made) 漏一针 The knitting should be 120 stitches wide. 针织应该是120针宽。 to cast stitches on/off (= to add or remove them) 拆线
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- garter
- stocking
- etc.
- …
- cast off
- cast on
- drop
- …
- [countable, uncountable]
(especially in compounds 尤用于构成复合词 a particular style of sewing or knitting that you use to make the pattern you want 缝法；针法；编织法 chain stitch 链式线步 The edge was sewn with blanket stitch. 边上用的是锁缝针法。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- garter
- stocking
- etc.
- …
- cast off
- cast on
- drop
- …
- [countable]
a short piece of thread, etc. that doctors use to sew the edges of a wound together （缝合伤口的）缝线 The cut needed eight stitches. 这道伤口需要缝八针。 I had six stitches in my foot after the accident. 事故发生后，我的脚缝了六针。 - (especially British English)
I’m having my stitches out today. 我的伤口今天拆线。 - (North American English)
I’m getting my stitches out today. 我今天要拆线了。
Collocations InjuriesInjuries 身体损伤 Being injured 受伤 - have a fall/an injury
跌了一跤；受伤 - receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/a gunshot wound
受重伤／轻微骨裂／鞭伤／枪伤 - hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg
伤到脚踝／背／大腿 - damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin
损伤大脑／脚踝韧带／肝脏／视神经／皮肤 - pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon
拉伤腘绳肌腱／韧带／肌肉／肌腱 - sprain/twist your ankle/wrist
扭伤脚踝／手腕 - break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs
骨折；锁骨／大腿／三根肋骨骨折 - fracture/crack your skull
头盖骨破裂 - break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth
碰断了一颗牙；使牙齿崩缺了一块；磕掉／掉了一颗牙 - burst/perforate your eardrum
使耳膜破裂；鼓膜穿孔 - dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder
使手指／臀部／下巴／肩膀脱臼 - bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder
擦伤／割破／擦破手臂／膝盖／肩膀 - burn/scald yourself/your tongue
烧伤／烫伤自己／舌头 - bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against something)
（在某物上）撞到肘部／头／膝盖
Treating injuries 治疗伤病 - treat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab wound
给某人治疗烧伤／头部伤／刺伤 - examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound
检查／清洗／包扎／用绷带包扎／治疗枪伤 - repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage
修复损伤的／拉伤的韧带／肌腱／软骨 - amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb
截去一只胳膊／一根手指／一只脚／一条腿；截肢 - put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/a bandage
贴上／使用／撕掉创可贴；缠上／使用／解掉绷带 - need/require/put in/ (especially British English) have (out)/ (North American English) get (out) stitches
需要缝针；缝针；拆线 - put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion
涂抹护肤霜／药膏／护肤液 - have/receive/undergo (British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapy
接受物理疗法
Extra ExamplesTopics Medicinec1He had twenty stitches in a head wound. 他头上的伤口缝了 20 针。 He has now had the stitches taken out. 他刚刚拆了线。 He needed four stitches. 他需要缝 4 针。 I had to have five stitches when I cut my finger. 我切破了手指，不得不缝了 5 针。 She had five stitches put in her cheek. 她脸颊上缝了 5 针。 When are you having your stitches out? 你什么时候拆线？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dissolvable
- butterfly
- need
- require
- get
- …
- dissolve
- stitch in
- [countable, usually singular]
a sudden pain in the side of your body, usually caused by running or laughing 肋部突然的疼痛（多由奔跑或笑引起）；岔气
Word OriginOld English stice ‘a puncture, stabbing pain’, of Germanic origin; related to German Stich ‘a sting, prick’, also to the verb stick. The sense ‘loop’ (in sewing etc.) arose in Middle English.
Idioms
in stitches
not have a stitch on | not be wearing a stitch
- (informal)
to be wearing no clothes 一丝不挂；赤裸
a stitch in time (saves nine)
- (saying)
it is better to deal with something immediately because if you wait it may become worse or more difficult and cause extra work 及时缝一针能省九针；小洞及时补，免遭大洞苦