Pincushion
['pɪnkʊʃ(ə)n] or ['pɪn'kʊʃən]
解释:
(n.) A small cushion, in which pins may be stuck for use.
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例句:
- But it won't be easy, for it is a dreadful disappointment, and poor Jo bedewed the little fat pincushion she held with several very bitter tears. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- Even that one touch of colour visible in the red satin pincushion bore affinity to coral; even that dark, shining glass might have mirrored a mermaid. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- You ought always to have your pincushion about you. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- I remember that pincushion and that looking-glass. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- I only make pincushions and pen-wipers, to use up my waste. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- You make pincushions,' said Charley. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- His arms and legs were like great pincushions of those shapes, and his attire disguised him absurdly; but I knew his half-closed eye at one glance. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
手打:萨拜娜