English Dictionary

needle

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈniː.dəl/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞

To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture. / (transitive) To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at. / (transitive, intransitive) To form, or be formed, in the shape of a needle.

日本語の意味

針で刺す（縫製や鍼治療などのために） / からかう、いじって挑発する / 針の形状になる、または針の形をして形成される

She had to needle the torn seam quietly while the baby slept.

赤ちゃんが眠っている間に、彼女は破れた縫い目を静かに縫わなければならなかった。

意味（1）

To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture.

[…] the eyes were once more beginning to show the old nystagmus; so I decided to needle the cataracts, and on Jan. 31 I needled the right eye.

意味（2）

(transitive) To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.

Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples.

意味（3）

(transitive, intransitive) To form, or be formed, in the shape of a needle.

to needle crystals

needles （ present singular third-person ）

needling （ participle present ）

needled （ participle past ）

needled （ past ）