sew
US: /ˈsoʊ/
UK: /sˈəʊ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
sew /sou/- động từ sewed/soud/, sewn/soun/
- may khâu
- to sew piece together: khâu những mảnh vào với nhau
- to sew (on) a button: đinh khuy
- to sew in a patch: khâu miếng vá
- đóng (trang sách)
- to sew up
- khâu lại
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) nắm quyền tuyệt đối, nắm độc quyền
- to be sewed up
- (từ lóng) mệt lử, mệt nhoài
- say
- to sew someone up
- (từ lóng) làm cho ai mệt lử
- may khâu
Advanced English dictionary
or sewed)1 to use a needle and thread to make stitches in fabric: [V] My mother taught me how to sew. + to sew by hand / machine + [VN] to sew a seam / hem
2 [VN] ~ sth (on) to make, repair or attach sth using a needle and thread: She sews all her own clothes. + Can you sew a button on for me? + Surgeons were able to sew the finger back on.
Phrasal Verbs: sew sth<->up
1 to join or repair sth by sewing: to sew up a seam
2 [often passive] (informal) to arrange sth in a satisfactory way: It didn't take me long to sew up the deal. + They think they have the election sewn up (= they think they are definitely going to win).
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
sew up, stitch, darn, mend, repair; sew on, attach, fasten; tack, baste, hem:
Would you sew up a hole in my sweater for me and, while you're at it, would you mind sewing a button on my shirt?
Collocation
ADV.
carefully, neatly
The squares of fabric were all sewn neatly together.
| on, together, up
I sewed on three buttons. He sewed up the tear with needle and thread.
PREP.
onto
He sewed the patch onto the back of his trousers.
Concise dictionary
sewn|sews|sewed|sewingsəʊverb
+fasten by sewing; do needlework
+create (clothes) with cloth
