yarn 详细解释

yarn

[jɑ:n]

n.纱, 线, <口>故事
v.讲故事

n.

1. 纱, 纱线[U]

The woman knits stockings from yarn.

那妇人用纱线织袜子。

2. 【口】冒险故事; 奇谈[C]

He spun a yarn about his friendship with the royal family.

他胡诌了一通所谓他与王室之间友情的故事。

vi.

【口】讲故事; 长谈[(+about)]

The old mariner liked to yarn about his sea adventures.

老水手喜欢讲他的海上奇遇。

词形变化

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

词义辨析

同义:

n.纱线; 毛线

thread  wool

n.故事; 谈话

story  tale  account  narrative  anecdote  spiel  

同义参见:

story  cord  saga  relation  

英英释义

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

短语词组

spin a yarn

1. 讲故事; 胡诌

The beggar spun a long yarn about his misfortunes.

那乞丐讲了个关于他不幸身世的长长的故事。

补充

yarnyarn英:[jɑ:n] 美:[jɑrn]n.1.纱, 纱线, 纺线2.奇闻漫谈, 旅行轶事His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。

例句

1. She still spins the yarn herself.她仍然自己纺纱。 2. Both of them were storytellers, spinners of yarns.他们俩以前都是说书人, 常讲些奇闻怪事。 3. She spun him a yarn about receiving a disk which contained highly sensitive data.她骗他说自己收到一张存有高度敏感信息的磁盘。 4. they were yarning about local legends and superstitions.他们正说着当地的传奇和迷信。 5. he sat yarning to his mother.他坐着和母亲闲聊。 6. skeins of yarn成绞的纱线 7. The sheep's wool will be spun into yarn.这些羊毛将被用来纺成毛线。 8. colorful yarns色彩鲜艳的纱线 9. yarns about ghosts and goblins各种鬼怪故事 10. a storyteller who spins yarns that will keep any audience riveted会编离奇故事将所有听众牢牢吸引的讲故事者