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N-MASS
纱;纱线;毛线
Yarn is thread used for knitting or making cloth.
例句
She still spins the yarn and knits sweaters for her family.
她仍然纺纱为家人织毛线衫。
...vegetable-dyed yarns.
用植物染料染过色的纱线
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N-COUNT
(经过添油加醋的)奇谈,奇闻轶事
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.
道格要给我讲几个他到荒野地区旅行的奇遇故事。
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PHRASE
编造故事;胡诌
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.
鲁克马尼非常善于讲故事,她有可能给他们编个什么王子或神的故事。