sewing
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sew·ing /ˈsəʊɪŋ $ ˈsoʊ-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] 1. DLHthe activity or skill of making or repairing clothes or decorating cloth with a needle and thread 〔用针线的〕缝纫（技巧）2 DLHsomething you are sewing 〔缝好或未缝好的〕缝制品 Imogen sighed and picked up her sewing. 伊莫金叹了口气，拿起她的针线活。
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sewing• Dressmaking and sewing machines are totally foreign to many would-be kite flyers.• I taught on all makes of machine and have also worked in stores and at exhibitions, selling knitting and sewing machines.• She would have her hair nicely done and I might be doing a bit of sewing.• The quilt was a truly beautiful piece of sewing.• It was an evening when I knew Lily went to a weekly patriotic sewing and knitting circle in a near-by parish hall.• All of them can then double as a desk, homework table, sewing or drawing table.• I'd usually leave the washing until Sunday, also the sewing and mending.• The tent-pole bag was torn, so I put it on one side with the sewing kit.• The sewing industry in Saratov reported that its factories were closing in January through lack of demand for its products.sew·ing nounChineseSyllable
or repairing activity of skill the making Corpus clothes or
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sewing
sew‧ing /ˈsəʊɪŋ $ ˈsoʊ-/
noun [uncountable]
1. the activity or skill of making or repairing clothes or decorating cloth with a needle and thread
2. something you are sewing:
Imogen sighed and picked up her sewing.
sew‧ing /ˈsəʊɪŋ $ ˈsoʊ-/
noun [uncountable]1. the activity or skill of making or repairing clothes or decorating cloth with a needle and thread
2. something you are sewing:
