中文翻译与英英解释

缝补针；〔美方〕蜻蜓。

darning:    n. 缝补；缝补物。

needle:    n. 1. 针,缝针；编织针。 2.(注射、唱片等的)针 ...

slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
同义词：dragonfly, devil''s darning needle, sewing needle, snake feeder, snake doctor, mosquito hawk, skeeter hawk,

a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread
同义词：embroidery needle,

例句与用法

They ' ve been dubbed devil ' s darning needles , horse stingers , and finger cutters
人们给它们起了魔鬼蜻蜓，毒刺，或手指切割机等绰号。

You may tell miss smith that i forgot to make a memorandum of the darning needles , but she shall have some papers sent in next week ; and she is not , on any account , to give out more than one at a time to each pupil : if they have more , they are apt to be careless and lose them
请你告诉史密斯小姐，我忘掉了买织补针的事。不过下星期我会派人送些纸来，给每个学生的一次不得超过一张，给多了，她们容易粗枝大叶，把它们弄丢了。