stitch
noun uk/stɪtʃ/ us/stɪtʃ/
(THREAD)
C2 [ C ]（缝纫的）针脚;一针
a piece of thread sewn in cloth, or the single movement of a needle and thread into and out of the cloth that produces this
Secure the two pieces together with a couple of stitches. 缝上几针，把两块布缝在一起。
[ C ]（编织的）一针
one of the small circles of wool that you make when you are knitting
He cast on/off a stitch (= added/removed a length of thread from the needle). 他加了／拆了一针。
I've dropped a stitch (= lost a length of thread from the needle). 我漏了一针。
[ C ]缝法;针法;编织法;缝制（或编织）的纹样
a particular type of stitch made in sewing or knitting, or the pattern that this produces
a pearl/satin stitch 反针／锻纹刺绣针迹
The bedspread was embroidered with cross-stitch. 床单上用十字绣绣了花。
C2 [ C ]（缝合伤口的）缝线;一针
a length of special thread used to join the edges of a deep cut in the flesh
Her head wounds needed 50 stitches. 她头上的伤口需要缝50针。
He got hit with a broken bottle and needed five stitches in his cheek. 他被碎瓶子砸中，面颊上需要缝5针。
not a stitchinformal 一丝不挂，赤裸
without any clothes
I don't have a stitch to wear (= I do not have anything suitable to wear) for this party tonight. 今晚的聚会我没有合适的衣服穿。
She ran down the hall to the bathroom without a stitch on (= naked). 她一丝不挂地跑过走廊，冲进浴室里。
- More examples
- I was admiring your neat stitches.
- A couple of stitches would make that more secure.
- She can do all these fancy stitches.
- She had a dozen or so stitches on her forehead.
- He's having his stitches taken out this afternoon.
(PAIN)
[ C usually singular ]（常因跑步或大笑时呼吸不足引起的）肋部刺痛;岔气
a sharp pain in the side of your stomach or chest, often caused by not breathing enough when running or laughing
I got a stitch after running for the bus. 我追公共汽车追得岔了气。
Idioms
in stitchesidiom informal （笑话或有趣的故事）令人笑岔气，让人捧腹
If a joke or funny story has you in stitches, it makes you laugh a lot.
a stitch in time (saves nine)idiom saying 及时缝一针能省九针;小洞及时补，免遭大洞苦
said to mean that it is better to act or deal with problems immediately, because if you wait and deal with them later, things will get worse and the problems will take longer to deal with
stitch
verb uk/stɪtʃ/ us/stɪtʃ/
[ I or T ]缝;缝合;缝补
to sew two things together, or to repair something by sewing
This button needs to be stitched back onto my shirt. 这粒纽扣得缝回到我的衬衫上。
Stitch the pieces together along the fold. 沿折缝将各部分缝在一起。
[ T ] Indian English缝制（衣服）
to make a piece of clothing
I must discard these old shirts and stitch some before next summer. 明年春天前我必须扔掉这些旧衣服，缝一些新的。
Phrasal verbs
stitch something together 匆忙完成;草草应付
to create or form something quickly or roughly
Britain is likely to stitch together some sort of political deal to avoid a confrontation. 英国很可能会为避免冲突而匆忙达成某种政治交易。
stitch something/someone up 缝补（衣物）;缝合（伤口）;为（某人）缝合伤口
to join the two sides of something with stitches, for example torn clothing or a deep cut, or to treat someone who has a deep cut by doing this
I've ripped my trousers - can you stitch them up for me? 我把裤子剐破了——你能帮我补好吗？
After giving birth, she was stitched up by a doctor. 生产之后，一名医生把她身上的创口缝合起来。
stitch someone up 栽赃给，陷害，诬陷（某人）
to deliberately make someone look guilty of doing something that they did not do
He claims he was stitched up by the police. 他声称他是被警方陷害的。