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N-MASS
紗;紗線;毛線
Yarn is thread used for knitting or making cloth.
例句
She still spins the yarn and knits sweaters for her family.
她仍然紡紗為家人織毛線衫。
...vegetable-dyed yarns.
用植物染料染過色的紗線
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N-COUNT
(經過添油加醋的)奇談,奇聞軼事
A yarn is a story that someone tells, often a true story with invented details which make it more interesting.
例句
Doug has a yarn or two to tell me about his trips into the bush.
道格要給我講幾個他到荒野地區旅行的奇遇故事。
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PHRASE
編造故事;胡謅
If you say that someone spins a yarn, you mean that they tell a story that is not true, often an interesting or imaginative one.
例句
Rukmeni's a great storyteller, so she'll probably spin them a yarn about some prince or god.
魯克馬尼非常善于講故事,她有可能給他們編個什么王子或神的故事。