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needle (EN)
名词,动词

名词 “needle”

sg. needle, pl. needles
  1. The doctor used a sterile needle to give him a vaccine.
  2. 针叶
    The forest floor was covered in pine needles.
  3. 指针
    The compass needle always points north.
  4. 唱针
    He carefully placed the needle on the vinyl record.
  5. 查找文本
    The function search(text, needle, haystack) has three parameters.
  6. 注射死刑
    The criminal was sentenced to die by the needle.

动词 “needle”

needle; he needles; past needled, part. needled; ger. needling
  1. 刺穿
    The acupuncturist needled specific points on her back to relieve pain.
  2. 刺激
    She kept needling him about his tardiness until he apologized.
  3. 形成针状
    The ice crystals needled together on the windowpane overnight.