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yarn
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n.

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  • 易混淆的单词：YARN  

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1. N-MASS 纱;纱线;毛线 Yarn is thread used for knitting or making cloth. 

  • She still spins the yarn and knits sweaters for her family.

    她仍然纺纱为家人织毛线衫。

  • ...vegetable-dyed yarns.

    用植物染料染过色的纱线

2. N-COUNT （经过添油加醋的）奇谈，奇闻轶事 A yarn is a story that someone tells, often a true story with invented details which make it more interesting. 

  • Doug has a yarn or two to tell me about his trips into the bush.

    道格要给我讲几个他到荒野地区旅行的奇遇故事。

3. PHRASE 编造故事;胡诌 If you say that someone spins a yarn, you mean that they tell a story that is not true, often an interesting or imaginative one. 

  • Rukmeni's a great storyteller, so she'll probably spin them a yarn about some prince or god.

    鲁克马尼非常善于讲故事，她有可能给他们编个什么王子或神的故事。

Noun

1. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events;

  • "his narration was hesitant"

2. a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

Verb

1. tell or spin a yarn

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1. Don't give me some cooked-up yarn!
不要讲编造的故事给我听！

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2. His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.
他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. I stopped to have a yarn with him.
我停下来跟他聊天。

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4. Men yarn of the harbour's famous pilots.
人们常讲该港口的一些著名领港员的故事。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》