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单词 sew
释义 sew
sew1
 —sewable,  adj.  ,  n.  
 /soh/,  v.  , sewed, sewn or sewed, sewing.
  v.t.  
  1. to join or attach by stitches.
  2. to make, repair, etc., (a garment) by such means.
  3. to enclose or secure with stitches: to sew flour in a bag.
  4. to close (a hole, wound, etc.) by means of stitches (usually fol. by up).
  v.i.  
  5. to work with a needle and thread or with a sewing machine.
  6. sew up,
   a.  Informal.   to get or have a monopoly of; control exclusively.
   b.  Informal.   to complete or conclude (arrangements, negotiations, etc.) successfully: They were about to sew up the deal when the argument started.
   c. to gain or be assured of: He tried to sew up as many votes as possible before the convention.
 [bef. 900; ME sewen, OE siw(i)an; c. OHG siuwan, Goth siujan, L suere (see SUTURE); akin to SEAM]
sew2
 /sooh/,  v.  , sewed, sewing, n. Naut.
  v.t.  
  1. to ground (a vessel) at low tide (sometimes fol by up).
  v.i.  
  2. (of a vessel) to be grounded at low tide.
  n.  
  3. the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
 [1505-15; < MF sewer, aph. var. of essewer < VL *exaquare, equiv. to L ex- EX-1 + aqu(a) water + -are inf. suffix]
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