sew
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sew /səʊ $ soʊ/ ●●● S3 verb (past tense sewed, past participle sewn /səʊn $ soʊn/ or sewed) [intransitive, transitive] 1 DLHto use a needle and thread to make or repair clothes or to fasten something such as a button to them 缝，缝纫；缝制；缝补 I learned to sew at school. 我在学校学会了缝纫。sew something on something Can you sew a patch on my jeans? 你能帮我在牛仔裤上打个补丁吗？sew something together She sewed the two sides together. 她把两边缝了起来。2 sew something ↔ up phrasal verb a) DLHto close or repair something by sewing it 缝合；缝补 Could you sew up this hole in my trousers? 你能补好我裤子上的这个洞吗？b) informalFINISH DOING something to finish a business agreement or plan and get the result you want 非正式】顺利完成〔商业协议或计划〕；办妥 The deal should be sewn up in a week. 这笔买卖一星期内应该能够成交。n Grammar Sew up is usually passive in this meaning.c) CONTROL have something sewn up to have gained control over a situation so that you are sure to win or get what you want 对某事有绝对把握 It looks like the Democrats have the election sewn up. 看来这次选举民主党赢定了。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
sew• I went back to my sewing.• Granted, any skilled practitioner could make a set of numbers sew a quilt that could cover an airplane hangar.• More and more women work and have less time to sew and do crafts.• She learned to sew and made maternity smocks he tried to admire.• I washed out a pair of tights and sewed on a button.• One afternoon I had seen him painfully sewing on a shirt-button.• Where did you learn to sew so well?• Construction: shingle construction - sections of fibre are sewn to the outer and liner and overlaid to eliminate any cold spots.From Longman Business Dictionarysewsew /səʊsoʊ/ verb (past tense sewed, past participle sewn /səʊnsoʊn/ also sewed American English) → sew something → up→ See Verb tableOrigin sew Old English siwiansew verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChinese
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sew
sew S3 /səʊ $ soʊ/
verb (past tense sewed, past participle sewn /səʊn $ soʊn/ or sewed) [intransitive and transitive]
I learned to sew at school.
sew something on something
Can you sew a patch on my jeans?
sew something together
She sewed the two sides together.
sew something ↔ up phrasal verb
1. to close or repair something by sewing it:
Could you sew up this hole in my trousers?
2. [usually passive] informal to finish a business agreement or plan and get the result you want:
The deal should be sewn up in a week.
3. have something sewn up to have gained control over a situation so that you are sure to win or get what you want:
It looks like the Democrats have the election sewn up.
sew S3 /səʊ $ soʊ/
verb (past tense sewed, past participle sewn /səʊn $ soʊn/ or sewed) [intransitive and transitive] Language: Old English
Origin: siwian
to use a needle and thread to make or repair clothes or to fasten something such as a button to them:Origin: siwian
sew something on something
sew something together
sew something ↔ up phrasal verb
1. to close or repair something by sewing it:
2. [usually passive] informal to finish a business agreement or plan and get the result you want:
3. have something sewn up to have gained control over a situation so that you are sure to win or get what you want:
