knit

verb

1. 编织；针织；机织
   to make clothes, etc. from wool or cotton thread using two long thin knitting needles or a machine
   1. I knitted this cardigan myself.
      我自己织的这件开襟毛衣。
   2. She's knitting the baby a shawl.
      她在给宝宝织一床小被子。
   3. Lucy was sitting on the sofa, knitting.
      露西坐在沙发上织毛线活儿。
2. 织平针
   to use a basic stitch in knitting
   1. Knit one row, purl one row.
      织一趟平针，织一趟反针。
3. （使）紧密结合，严密，紧凑
   to join people or things closely together or to be joined closely together
   1. a closely/tightly knit community (= one in which relationships are very close)
      紧密团结的群体
   2. Society is knit together by certain commonly held beliefs.
      社会是靠某些共同的信念来维系的。
4. （使）愈合，接合
   to grow together again to form one piece; to make broken bones grow together again
   1. The bone failed to knit correctly.
      骨头愈合得不好。

noun

1. 编织的衣服；针织衫
   a piece of clothing that has been knitted
   1. winter knits
      编织的冬衣

The past tense can be either knit or knitted for meaning 4. knit和knitted均可用作义项4的过去式。


1. VERB 编织；针织；机织
   If you knit something, especially an article of clothing, you make it from wool or a similar thread by using two knitting needles or a machine.
   1. I had endless hours to knit and sew...
      我整天无休止地编织缝纫。
   2. I have already started knitting baby clothes...
      我已经开始给宝宝织衣服了。
   3. She knitted him 10 pairs of socks to take with him...
      她给他织了10双袜子让他带走。
   4. During the war, Joan helped her mother knit scarves for soldiers...
      战争期间，琼帮妈妈给战士们织围巾。
   5. She pushed up the sleeves of her grey knitted cardigan and got to work.
      她撸起身上灰色开襟毛衣的衣袖开始工作。
   6. Knit is also a combining form.
      （亦可用于构词）
   7. Ferris wore a heavy knit sweater.
      费里斯身着一件织得厚厚的毛衣。
   8. ...a cotton-knit sweater.
      棉针织衫
   9. ...hand-knit garments.
      手工编织的衣服
2. VERB 使紧密结合；使严密；使紧凑
   If someone or something knits things or people together, they make them fit or work together closely and successfully.
   1. The best thing about sport is that it knits the whole family close together...
      体育运动最大的益处在于它使整个家庭紧密地团结在一起。
   2. Ordinary people have some reservations about their president's drive to knit them so closely to their neighbors.
      普通百姓对总统号召人们邻里间亲密相处的动机心存疑虑。
   3. Knit is also a combining form.
      （亦可用于构词）
   4. ...a closer-knit family.
      关系更加亲密的家庭
   5. ...a tightly knit society.
      紧密团结的社会
3. VERB （骨头）愈合，接合
   When broken bones knit, the broken pieces grow together again.
   1. The bone hasn't knitted together properly.
      骨头愈合得不好。
   2. ...broken bones that have failed to knit.
      没能愈合好的断骨
4. PHRASE 皱眉（表示恼怒、担忧）
   If you knit your brows or knit your eyebrows, you frown because you are angry or worried.
   1. They knitted their brows and started to grumble...
      他们皱着眉头抱怨起来。
   2. Billy's eyebrows knitted together in a little frown.
      比利眉头微皱。

1. Surgeons placed a metal band around the knee cap to help it knit back together.
   外科医生在膝盖骨上套了个金属箍以帮助其愈合。
2. I had endless hours to knit and sew
   我整天无休止地编织缝纫。
3. I have already started knitting baby clothes
   我已经开始给宝宝织衣服了。
4. She knitted him 10 pairs of socks to take with him
   她给他织了10双袜子让他带走。
5. During the war, Joan helped her mother knit scarves for soldiers
   战争期间，琼帮妈妈给战士们织围巾。
6. She pushed up the sleeves of her grey knitted cardigan and got to work.
   她撸起身上灰色开襟毛衣的衣袖开始工作。
7. The best thing about sport is that it knits the whole family close together
   体育运动最大的益处在于它使整个家庭紧密地团结在一起。
8. Ordinary people have some reservations about their president's drive to knit them so closely to their neighbors.
   普通百姓对总统号召人们邻里间亲密相处的动机心存疑虑。
9. The bone hasn't knitted together properly.
   骨头愈合得不好。
10. They knitted their brows and started to grumble
    他们皱着眉头抱怨起来。
11. Billy's eyebrows knitted together in a little frown.
    比利眉头微皱。
12. Send for our free patterns to knit yourself.
    欢迎函索免费式样体验自己编织的乐趣。
13. A common saying goes, “ Knit the brows and you will hit upon a stratagem. ” In other words, much thinking yields wisdom.
    俗话说：“眉头一皱，计上心来”。就是说多想出智慧。
14. Knit the brows and a stratagem comes to mind.
    眉头一皱，计上心来。
15. How long will it take you to knit up this pattern?
    你织完这个花样要多长时间？
16. There is a general feeling that a way out of the impasse has been found, and people no longer knit their brows in despair.
    大家以为有了出路，愁眉锁眼的姿态为之一扫。
17. Time and rest will knit a fractured bone.
    时间和休息将使断骨愈合。
18. Their dependence on one another knit them together.
    他们的相互依赖使他们结成了一个紧密的团体。
19. If you knit two thicknesses of the wool together, the garment will be very warm and you will finish it quickly.
    如果你把两块厚毛料缝在一起，那作出的衣服就非常暖和而且很快就会完活儿。
20. She is trying to knit the old wool into carpet.
    她在尽力把这些旧毛线织成地毯。
21. I am going to knit up this scarf tomorrow.
    我打算明天把这条围巾织好。
22. I want to knit a sweater, but I don't know how to begin.
    我想织毛衣，可不会起头儿。
23. This article is closely knit and presents its ideas in a clear, logical way.
    这篇文章结构严谨，脉络分明。
24. I don't know how she managed to knit while nursing the baby.
    我不明白她怎能做到一边给孩子喂奶一边打毛衣的。
25. It's true, I did knit the Drupal socks.
    的确是我织了那双Drupal袜子。
26. This text mainly studied how to make use of transformed loop length knit structure in design of knitted sweaters.
    结合羊毛衫设计中的设计要素，分析了变线圈长度组织在毛衫设计中的运用。
27. I say I love the sweater that my grandma knit;
    我说我喜欢奶奶的织毛衣。
28. It took her a month to knit the sweater up.
    她花了一个月的时间织这件毛衣。
29. The notable difference in stretch between woven and knit goods illustrates how fabric construction can affect comfort.
    机织物和针织物之间拉伸性能的明显不同显示了织物结构对舒适性能的影响。
30. I want to knit a beautiful sweater for my husband, but I'm all thumbs.
    我想给我丈夫织一件好看的毛线衣，但我手太笨了。

v.

knit your brow(s)

• 皱眉（表示沉思、恼怒等）
  to move your eyebrows together, to show that you are thinking hard, feeling angry, etc.

noun

1. needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

   Synonym:    knittingknitwork

2. a basic knitting stitch

   Synonym:    knit stitchplainplain stitch

3. a fabric made by knitting

verb

1. to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
   1. She puckered her lips

   Synonym:    puckerrumplecocklecrumple

2. make (textiles) by knitting
   1. knit a scarf

3. tie or link together

   Synonym:    entwine