| 词汇 | skein |
| 释义 | skein noun[ C ] uk /skeɪn/ us /skeɪn/ skeinnoun[C] (THREAD)a length of wool or thread collected together into the shape of a loose ring一束，一绞（毛线或线） De Agostini/C. Balossini/GettyImages Knitting & sewing appliqué appliquéd Aran Bargello baste handknit handknitted hank hem intarsia quilting reknit resew rib run something up running stitch sampler seam sew stitch skeinnoun[C] (BIRDS)a large group of wild birds such as geese or ducks in flight（野禽的）一群，一队 Andrew_Howe/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Animal groupings bevy biomass brood colony colony collapse colony collapse disorder flight flock gaggle herd hive menagerie murder pack pair pod shoal subcolony swarm team Examples of skeinskein To do this, skeins of silk thread are immersed in large tubs of hydrogen peroxide. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The skeins were placed into bales and taken to the mill for processing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Common sizes include 25 g, 50 g, and 100 g skeins. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At the edges, the sweep of line slows and reclaims its identity as a distinct part among the skeins of marks. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The arms were drawn rearward with a winch lever to further twist the skeins and thus gain the torsion power to cast a projectile. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The usual solution to the dye lot dilemma is to purchase sufficient skeins from the identical lot before beginning a project. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The service-to-others theodicy is a skein of unintended parodies on a theodicy of the ' if it wasn't for ...' variety. Thread is generally packaged on spools instead of skeins or hanks and is offered for sale in a separate section from ordinary yarns or threads. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the textile industry, cranked reels for winding skeins of yarn were introduced. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The left side (sinister) has three skeins of cotton and a chevron (inverted v) on a blue background. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Television series are referred to as skeins, and heads of companies or corporate teams are called toppers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. My sorrow tangled in a thousand skeins. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The lovely sea sedge has given way to a thin skein of green pasture that is not required at a time of set-aside land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we look closely, we find that the weight of wool in each skein is only approximately 1 oz. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the tangled skein of their policy one continuous thread, and that is a passion for repeal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of skein These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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