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needle (EN)
名詞、動詞

名詞 “needle”

sg. needle, pl. needles
  1. The doctor used a sterile needle to give him a vaccine.
  2. 針葉
    The forest floor was covered in pine needles.
  3. The compass needle always points north.
  4. (レコードプレーヤーの)
    He carefully placed the needle on the vinyl record.
  5. ニードル
    The function search(text, needle, haystack) has three parameters.
  6. ニードル (死刑執行)
    The criminal was sentenced to die by the needle.

動詞 “needle”

needle; he needles; past needled, part. needled; ger. needling
  1. 針で刺す
    The acupuncturist needled specific points on her back to relieve pain.
  2. いじる
    She kept needling him about his tardiness until he apologized.
  3. 針状にする
    The ice crystals needled together on the windowpane overnight.