stitch

Compared meaning: to join fabric using a needle and thread (verb).

比较义项：用针线缝合布料（动词）。

• stitch 本词

  Stitch usually refers to closing a wound or a small tear with individual stitches, often in a medical or mending context; it emphasizes the individual sewing action rather than general sewing skill.

  stitch通常指用一针针缝合伤口或小裂口，常用于医疗或缝补语境，强调具体的缝合动作，而不是泛指缝纫这项技能。

  The doctor had to stitch the wound quickly before infection could set in.

  医生必须很快为伤口缝合，以免感染。

• sew

  Sew is the general, everyday verb for using a needle and thread to join or repair fabric such as clothes or buttons; it describes the overall activity rather than a single stitch.

  sew是日常通用的动词，指用针线缝合或修补衣物、纽扣等织物，描述的是整体的缝纫活动，而不是单个的缝合动作。

  My mother sewed my torn jeans instead of throwing them away.

  妈妈把我撕破的牛仔裤缝好，而不是把它们扔掉。

Sew and stitch both mean to join things with needle and thread. Sew is the general, everyday word for sewing, like making clothes or attaching buttons. Stitch usually means closing a wound or small tear, sounding medical or like mending.

这两个词都表示用针线缝东西，但语气和场合不同：sew是日常缝纫的通用说法，指缝衣服、钉纽扣等缝纫活动；stitch更常指缝合伤口或小裂口这类具体动作，带有医疗或缝补的语感。