etuis

/eɪˈtwiːz/ /eˈtwiːz/

Meanings

noun

针线盒，小饰品盒。

A small, ornamental bag or rigid container used for holding articles such as needles.

Examples :

"My grandmother kept her sewing needles and embroidery scissors in beautiful, beaded etuis. "

我的奶奶把她的缝纫针和刺绣剪刀放在精致的珠绣针线盒里。

Related Words

beaded verb

/ˈbiːdɪd/

成珠，使成串珠。

"He beaded some solder for the ends of the wire."

他把焊锡弄成珠状，用来封住电线末端。

needles noun

/ˈniːdlz/

针，细针。

"The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button."

裁缝把线穿进针里，准备缝一颗纽扣。

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

embroidery noun

/ɪmˈbɹɔɪdəɹi/

刺绣，绣花.

"The grandmother's special gift was a pillow, beautifully embroidered with flowers. "

奶奶特别的礼物是一个枕头，上面绣着精美的花朵刺绣。

sewing verb

/ˈsəʊɪŋ/ /ˈsoʊɪŋ/

缝纫，缝制

"Balls were first made of grass or leaves held together by strings, and later of pieces of animal skin sewn together and stuffed with feathers or hay."

最早的球是用草或树叶扎成一团，用绳子固定在一起，后来则用缝在一起的动物皮，里面塞满羽毛或干草制成。

scissors noun

/ˈsɪzəz/ /ˈsɪzɚz/

刀刃，剪刀片。

"The broken scissors felt awkward to use because one blade was loose. "

那把坏了的剪刀用起来很不顺手，因为其中一个刀刃松了。

container noun

/kənˈteɪnə/ /kənˈteɪnɚ/

容器，容纳器。

"The juice box is a small container for the children's drinks at school. "

这种果汁盒是孩子们在学校喝的饮料的小容器。

ornamental noun

/ˌɔːnəˈmɛntl/ /ˌɔɹnəˈmɛntl/

观赏植物，装饰植物

"My grandmother's garden has many beautiful ornamental plants. "

我奶奶的花园里有很多漂亮的观赏植物。

holding verb

[ˈhəʉɫdɪŋ] [ˈhəʊɫdɪŋ] [ˈhoʊɫdɪŋ]

拿着，握着

"Hold the pencil like this."

像这样拿着铅笔。

articles noun

/ˈɑːtɪkəlz/ /ˈɑɹtɪkəlz/

文章，报道，论文

"The student needed to read three articles about climate change for her science report. "

为了完成她的科学报告，这个学生需要阅读三篇关于气候变化的文章。

small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

腰部, 背部。

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

孩子背着沉重的书包去上学后，腰疼得厉害。

beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

美人，美女

"Hey, beautiful!"

美女，你好！