| 词汇 | yarn |
| 释义 | yarn noun uk /jɑːn/ us /jɑːrn/ yarnnoun (THREAD)[ C or U ] thread used for making cloth or for knitting纱；纱线 Kristin Duvall/Photographer's Choice/GettyImages Textiles: general words baize Bargello bias brocade cloth cutpiece denier mesh multi-stranded multifilament nap padding pile pill reweave strand suiting the weft webbed webbing yarnnoun (STORY)[ C ] a story, usually a long one with a lot of excitement or interest: 故事;奇闻漫谈 He knew how to spin a good yarn (= tell a good story).他知道如何编造有趣的故事。 Accounts and stories anecdote another anti-narrative backstory be another storyidiom bodice-ripper cautionary tale horror story in medias res kompromat legend legendary lore reminiscence rundown running commentaryphrase scenario semi-legendary strand write something up yarn | American Dictionaryyarn noun us/jɑrn/ yarnnoun (THREAD)[ U ] thick thread used for making cloth or for making a piece of clothing esp. by knitting yarnnoun (STORY)[ C ] a story, usually a long one with a lot of excitement or interest: a boys’ adventure yarn Examples of yarnyarn The first concerns the imposition of surveillance import licencing on all imports of man-made fibre yarns and fabrics imported from both developed and developing countries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Apart from certain specialised or ornamented textile products, no tariff reductions will be made on yarns, or fabrics or made-up goods wholly of cotton. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To mislead the country and paint a picture that is not true is not to oppose but to spin yarns. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we make the dyes and the yarns, then we shall have more trades in our hands and that would be a great acquisition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Up to the present it has not been thought advisable to requisition waste shoddy, noils or yarns of any ownership. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No figures are available showing how much of these blended yarns is used for clothing, but the great bulk of them would be so used. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Because of the shortage of worsted yarns, we have had to curtail the exports. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nylon and terylene yarns are not distinguished from other yarns of synthetic fibres in the trade statistics. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If you put the figures in sterling, it means that we were exporting £51,000,000 worth of yarns in manufactures in the first nine months of 1924. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The shortage of wool handknitting yarns is mainly due to shortage of labour in the spinning mills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She was importing the most highly priced yarns on the market. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said there is a superfluity of finer yarns. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We want to use all the yarns we can for production in this country as far as possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The use of 56/58's crossbred yarns for some garments instead of the yarns previously used is, therefore, desired. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Probably much less of the finished cloth is being exported; we are exporting yarns. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of yarn These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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