noun🔗Share顶针，针顶。 A pitted, now usually metal, cap for the fingers, used in sewing to push the needle."My grandmother always wore thimbles on her fingers when she was sewing quilts. "我奶奶缝被子的时候，总是会戴上顶针保护手指。utensilitemwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share套管，衬套。 A similarly shaped socket in machinery."The sewing machine has small thimbles to protect the needle. "这台缝纫机上有小的套管，用来保护缝纫针。machinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share顶针量，一顶针的量 A thimbleful."The recipe calls for only a thimbleful of vanilla extract, just a tiny amount. "这个食谱只需要一顶针量的香草精，就那么一点点。utensilamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share索环，护索环。 A ring of metal or rope used in a ship's rigging; it is a protection against chafing."The sailor carefully inserted thimbles into the loops of the mooring lines to prevent them from fraying against the metal cleats on the dock. "水手小心地将护索环嵌入缆绳的环状部分，以防止缆绳与码头上的金属系缆柱摩擦磨损。nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
