needlework
/ˈniːdlwɜːk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈniːdlwɜːrk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnē-dᵊl-ˌwərk/ (ame, mw)
needlework — 名詞
1. the craft of stitching cloth with a needle and thread to make patterns or finish
針線活
用針線縫製的手工技藝或成品
the craft of stitching cloth with a needle and thread to make patterns or finished pieces, or the patterns and pieces produced this way — for example, embroidered cushions, cross-stitch samplers, or a hand-sewn quilt.
Camila spent rainy afternoons doing needlework by the kitchen window.
Camila 常在下雨的午後坐在廚房窗邊做針線活。
collocation: do needlework
The museum displayed antique needlework from sixteenth-century Italian convents.
博物館展出十六世紀義大利修道院的古董針線活。
needlework as countable items (finished pieces)
Haruto's grandmother taught him basic needlework when he was seven years old.
Haruto 的奶奶在他七歲時教他基本的針線活。
Tanvi sells her colourful needlework at the Saturday craft market in Bristol.
Tanvi 在布里斯托週六的工藝市集賣她色彩繽紛的針線活。
After dinner, Élise picked up her needlework and stitched while the family talked.
晚餐後，Élise 拿起手邊的針線活，一邊縫一邊和家人聊天。
- embroidery
more specific — decorative stitching with thread on fabric, often pictorial
- stitching
broader and more neutral; can refer to machine work too
- sewing
general term covering construction and repair, not just decorative work
文法句型
uncountable noun
用法筆記
Uncountable when referring to the craft or activity ('she enjoys needlework'); can read as a mass term covering finished pieces in collective contexts ('antique needlework').