sew/so; səʊ/v [I,T] past tense sewed past participle sewn /son; səʊn/or sewed to use a needle and thread to make or repair clothes 缝﹐缝纫﹔缝制﹔缝补: My mother taught me to sew. 是我妈妈教我缝纫的。sew sth on sth Will you sew a button on my shirt? 你给我的衬衫钉一粒纽扣好吗?see picture at见 KNIT 图sew sth up phr v 1 [usually passive 一般用被动态] to arrange or control something so that you get the result you want 安排妥帖﹐办妥: I’ve just sewn up a deal on a new account. 我获得了一个新客户﹐一切刚刚办妥了。He has this election sewn up (=is certain to win). 这次选举他赢定了。2 to close or repair something by sewing it 缝合﹐缝补