- [countable]
one of the small lines of thread that you can see on a piece of cloth after it has been sewn; the action that produces this （縫紉的）一針，針腳；縫 
Try to keep the stitches small and straight. 針腳要盡量縫得小而直。 Put a stitch in the corner of the pocket to keep it in place. 在口袋角那兒縫一針把它固定住。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- decorative
- embroidery
- hand
- …
- do
- put
- sew
- …
- [countable]
one of the small circles of wool that you make around the needle when you are knitting (= making clothing out of wool with two long needles) （編織的）一針 to drop a stitch (= to lose one that you have made) 漏一針 The knitting should be 120 stitches wide. 針織應該是120針寬。 to cast stitches on/off (= to add or remove them) 拆線
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- garter
- stocking
- etc.
- …
- cast off
- cast on
- drop
- …
- [countable, uncountable]
(especially in compounds 尤用於構成複合詞 a particular style of sewing or knitting that you use to make the pattern you want 縫法；針法；編織法 chain stitch 鏈式線步 The edge was sewn with blanket stitch. 邊上用的是鎖縫針法。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- garter
- stocking
- etc.
- …
- cast off
- cast on
- drop
- …
- [countable]
a short piece of thread, etc. that doctors use to sew the edges of a wound together （縫合傷口的）縫線 The cut needed eight stitches. 這道傷口需要縫八針。 I had six stitches in my foot after the accident. 事故發生後，我的腳縫了六針。 - (especially British English)
I’m having my stitches out today. 我的傷口今天拆線。 - (North American English)
I’m getting my stitches out today. 我今天要拆線了。
Collocations InjuriesInjuries 身體損傷 Being injured 受傷 - have a fall/an injury
跌了一跤；受傷 - receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/a gunshot wound
受重傷／輕微骨裂／鞭傷／槍傷 - hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg
傷到腳踝／背／大腿 - damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin
損傷大腦／腳踝韌帶／肝髒／視神經／皮膚 - pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon
拉傷腘繩肌腱／韌帶／肌肉／肌腱 - sprain/twist your ankle/wrist
扭傷腳踝／手腕 - break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs
骨折；鎖骨／大腿／三根肋骨骨折 - fracture/crack your skull
頭蓋骨破裂 - break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth
碰斷了一顆牙；使牙齒崩缺了一塊；磕掉／掉了一顆牙 - burst/perforate your eardrum
使耳膜破裂；鼓膜穿孔 - dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder
使手指／臀部／下巴／肩膀脫臼 - bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder
擦傷／割破／擦破手臂／膝蓋／肩膀 - burn/scald yourself/your tongue
燒傷／燙傷自己／舌頭 - bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against something)
（在某物上）撞到肘部／頭／膝蓋
Treating injuries 治療傷病 - treat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab wound
給某人治療燒傷／頭部傷／刺傷 - examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound
檢查／清洗／包紮／用繃帶包紮／治療槍傷 - repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage
修複損傷的／拉傷的韌帶／肌腱／軟骨 - amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb
截去一只胳膊／一根手指／一只腳／一條腿；截肢 - put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/a bandage
貼上／使用／撕掉創可貼；纏上／使用／解掉繃帶 - need/require/put in/ (especially British English) have (out)/ (North American English) get (out) stitches
需要縫針；縫針；拆線 - put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion
塗抹護膚霜／藥膏／護膚液 - have/receive/undergo (British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapy
接受物理療法
Extra ExamplesTopics Medicinec1He had twenty stitches in a head wound. 他頭上的傷口縫了 20 針。 He has now had the stitches taken out. 他剛剛拆了線。 He needed four stitches. 他需要縫 4 針。 I had to have five stitches when I cut my finger. 我切破了手指，不得不縫了 5 針。 She had five stitches put in her cheek. 她臉頰上縫了 5 針。 When are you having your stitches out? 你什麽時候拆線？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dissolvable
- butterfly
- need
- require
- get
- …
- dissolve
- stitch in
- [countable, usually singular]
a sudden pain in the side of your body, usually caused by running or laughing 肋部突然的疼痛（多由奔跑或笑引起）；岔氣
Word OriginOld English stice ‘a puncture, stabbing pain’, of Germanic origin; related to German Stich ‘a sting, prick’, also to the verb stick. The sense ‘loop’ (in sewing etc.) arose in Middle English.
Idioms
in stitches
not have a stitch on | not be wearing a stitch
- (informal)
to be wearing no clothes 一絲不挂；赤裸
a stitch in time (saves nine)
- (saying)
it is better to deal with something immediately because if you wait it may become worse or more difficult and cause extra work 及時縫一針能省九針；小洞及時補，免遭大洞苦