thread the needle

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

threaded the needle threading the needle threads the needle 三单 threads the needle threading the needle 现在分词 threaded the needle 过去式 threaded the needle 过去分词

别名

thread a needle thread needle

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A game in which children stand in a row, joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding their neighbor, runs between the others.

    不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To perform a tedious task with extreme precision; to manage to find harmony or strike a balance between conflicting forces, interests, etc.

    习语
  2. 2.

    To fly through a narrow gap; typically using a wingsuit.

    体育

词源

From the analogy of passing a thread through the eye of a needle, which requires great focus and precision to accomplish.

来源：wiktionary