yarn

单词音标

yarn音标[jɑ:n]

汉语翻译

n. 纱, 纱线, 故事

【化】 纱

词型变化

动词过去式:yarned过去分词:yarned现在分词:yarning第三人称单数:yarns

英语解释

名词 yarn:

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

同义词：narration, recital

a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

同义词：thread

动词 yarn:

tell or spin a yarn

例句

Tell lies! That is, spin a yarn; well I can do that.

撒谎么！那就是编一个故事嘛，我也能够来一下子。

They pitched a yarn about finding the jewels.

他们编了一个找到宝石的故事。

He spun us this unlikely yarn about being trapped for hours in a broken lift.

他对我们胡诌在坏电梯中困了几个小时。

On a typewriter or a printer, a ribbon of woven material, for example, cotton, natural silk, synthetic yarn.

打字机和打印机上所使用的一种带状编织品，材料为棉花、天然丝、合成纱等。

A fabric made of different kinds of thread or yarn.

混纺织物由不同种类的线或纱制成的织物

The beggar spun a long yarn about his misfortunes.

那个乞丐编造了一大篇自己如何遭遇不幸的故事。

We stayed up yarning until midnight.

我们讲故事一直讲到半夜才睡。

详细解释

yarn

n.（名词）

A continuous strand of twisted threads of natural or synthetic material, such as wool or nylon, used in weaving or knitting.

纺线，纤维线：天然或人工合成材料制成的盘绕成股的连线，如羊毛或尼龙，用于纺织或编织

Informal A long, often elaborate narrative of real or fictitious adventures; an entertaining tale.

【非正式用语】 故事，奇闻漫谈：对真实或虚构的历险记，经常是详尽的长篇叙述；有趣的故事

v.intr.（不及物动词）

yarned,yarn.ing,yarns 【非正式用语】

To tell an entertaining tale or series of tales.

讲故事：讲有趣的故事或连续的故事

来源：

Middle English

中古英语

from Old English gearn * see gher…-

源自 古英语 gearn *参见 gher…-