needle1/ˋnidḷ; ˈniːdl/n [C]1 a) a small thin piece of metal that you use for sewing, with a point at one end and a hole at the other end [→ pin] 缝衣针: a needle and thread 针和线 b) a KNITTING NEEDLE 编织针see picture at见 KNIT 图2 a very thin piece of metal on the end of a SYRINGE (=hollow tube), used to put medicine or drugs into your body, or to take blood out 注射针;抽血针3 a part on a piece of equipment which points to measurements or directions〔仪器上的〕指针: a compass needle 罗盘指针4 a small thin pointed leaf, especially from a PINE tree〔尤指松树的〕针叶see picture at见 PLANT1 图5 the very small part in a RECORD PLAYER that touches the record in order to play it 唱针6 be like looking for a needle in a haystackinformal used to say that something is almost impossible to find【非正式】如同草垛里寻针〔指某物几乎是无法找到的〕PINE NEEDLE, PINS AND NEEDLES
needle2v [T] informal to deliberately annoy someone, often in a joking way [ tease ] 【非正式】激怒﹔拿…开玩笑: She's always needling Jim about his weight. 她总是嘲笑吉姆的体重。