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yarn

noun
/jɑːn/
/jɑːrn/
Idioms
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  1. [uncountable, countable] thread that has been spun, used for knitting, making cloth, etc.纱；纱线
    • The sweaters are hand-knitted in cotton, linen or wool yarns.那些毛衣是用棉、亚麻或羊毛线手工织成的。
    • There's a knot in the yarn.纱线上有个结。
    Extra Examples
    • The yarn has to be threaded through the needle.得把纱线穿进针去。
    • The yarn is woven into a coarse fabric.将纱线织成了一块粗布。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • fine
    • thick
    • coloured/​colored
    • …
    … of yarn
    • length
    • piece
    • ball
    • …
    verb + yarn
    • knit
    • knit with
    • spin
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the yarn
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  2. [countable] (informal) a long story, especially one that is exaggerated or invented（尤指夸张的或编造的）故事
    • He used to spin yarns (= tell stories) about his time in the army.他过去经常编造一些有关他在部队时的离奇故事。
    Extra Examples
    • He tried to spin us some yarn about how he was collecting for the church. It was all lies.他试图给我们编一个他如何为教会募捐的故事。那全都是谎言。
    • He went on to spin an entertaining yarn about his army days.他接着给我们杜撰了一个关于他当兵时的有趣故事。
    Topics Literature and writingc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • entertaining
    • good
    • gripping
    • …
    verb + yarn
    • spin (somebody)
    • tell (somebody)
    preposition
    • yarn about
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    3. Word OriginOld English gearn; of Germanic origin, related to Dutch garen.
Idioms
pitch a story/line/yarn (to somebody)
  1. (informal) to tell somebody a story or make an excuse that is not true（对某人）编谎话

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