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sew

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sew
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he / she / it sews
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past simple sewed
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past participle sewed
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past participle sewn
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-ing form sewing
🔊/ˈsəʊɪŋ/
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Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] to use a needle and thread to make stitches in cloth缝；做针线活
    • My mother taught me how to sew.我母亲教我做针线。🔊🔊
    • to sew by hand/machine手工／机器缝制
    • sew something to sew a seam缝接缝
    Homophones sew | so | sowsew   so   sow
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    • sew verb
      • You should sew that hole up before it gets any bigger.您应该缝大一点之后再缝。
    • so adverb
      • It is unsurprising that the Beatles were so successful.甲壳虫乐队如此成功，这不足为奇。
    • sow verb
      • Why would farmers want to sow GM seeds?农民为什么要播种转基因种子？
    Topics Hobbiesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • neatly
    • together
    • up
    • …
    preposition
    • into
    • onto
    See full entry
  2. [transitive] to make, repair or attach something using a needle and thread缝制；缝补；缝上
    • sew something She sews all her own clothes.她所有的衣服都是自己缝的。🔊🔊
    • sew something on Can you sew a button on for me?你能给我钉个扣子吗？🔊🔊
    • Surgeons were able to sew the finger back on.外科医生把断指接上了。🔊🔊
    • sew something + adv./prep. The jewel was sewn into the lining of his coat.宝石被缝进了他的外套内衬里。
    • The squares of fabric were all sewn neatly together.方块布片都用匀密的针脚缝在了一起。
    • He sewed the patch onto the back of his jeans.他把补丁缝到了牛仔裤背面。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • neatly
    • together
    • up
    • …
    preposition
    • into
    • onto
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginOld English siwan, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin suere and Greek suein.
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