1. 缝衣针;针
    A needle is a small, very thin piece of polished metal which is used for sewing. It has a sharp point at one end and a hole in the other for a thread to go through.

needle的解释

2. 编织针;棒针
    Knitting needles are thin sticks that are used for knitting. They are usually made of plastic or metal and have a point at one end.

3. 注射针;针头
    A needle is a thin hollow metal rod with a sharp point, which is part of a medical instrument called a syringe. It is used to put a drug into someone's body, or to take blood out.

4. (针灸疗法用的)银针，金针
    A needle is a thin metal rod with a point which is put into a patient's body during acupuncture.

needle什么意思

5. (唱机的)唱针
    On a record player, the needle is the small pointed device that touches the record and picks up the sound signals.

    e.g. She took the needle off the record and turned the lights out.
           她把唱针从唱片上移开，把灯也关了。

6. (仪表上的)指针
    On an instrument which measures something such as speed or weight, the needle is the long strip of metal or plastic on the dial that moves backwards and forwards, showing the measurement.

    e.g. She kept looking at the dial on the boiler. The needle had reached 250 degrees.
           她一直看着锅炉上的刻度盘，指针已指向了250度。

7. (杉树、松树等的)针叶
    The needles of a fir or pine tree are its thin, hard, pointed leaves.

    e.g. The carpet of pine needles was soft underfoot.
           脚下厚厚的松针踩上去软绵绵的。

8. 刺激;惹…发火;(尤指)不断数落
    If someone needles you, they annoy you continually, especially by criticizing you.

    e.g. Blake could see he had needled Jerrold, which might be unwise.
           布莱克看得出他已经惹怒了杰罗尔德，这也许并不是什么明智之举。

9. see also: pins and needles
    like looking for a needle in a haystack -> see haystack