needle

缝衣针, 编织针, 针

指针, 磁针, 罗盘针; 注射; 注射麻醉毒品

【植】针叶

【矿】针状结晶体

【建】栅条, 横撑木

[俚]神经刺激(物); 麻醉毒品

讽刺的言论; 刺激, 煽动

needle

a pointed slender piece of metal, usually steel, with a hole or eye in it through which thread is passed for sewing

a somewhat larger rod with a point at one or each end, used in knitting

a similar instrument with a hook at one end for crocheting

another name for stylus.a small thin pointed device, esp one made of stainless steel, used to transmit the vibrations from a gramophone record to the pick-up

the long hollow pointed part of a hypodermic syringe, which is inserted into the body.an informal name for hypodermic syringe

a pointed steel instrument, often curved, for suturing, puncturing, or ligating

a long narrow stiff leaf, esp of a conifer, in which water loss is greatly reduced

any slender sharp spine, such as the spine of a sea urchin

any slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument

short for magnetic needle

a crystal resembling a needle in shape

a sharp pointed metal instrument used in engraving and etching

anything long and pointed, such as an obelisk

a short horizontal beam passed through a wall and supported on vertical posts to take the load of the upper part of the wall

anger or intense rivalry, esp in a sporting encounter.(as modifier)

to goad or provoke, as by constant criticism

to sew, embroider, or prick (fabric) with a needle

to increase the alcoholic strength of (beer or other beverages)

(of a substance) to form needle-shaped crystals