[mass noun]a handicraft in which yarn is made up into a patterned fabric by means of a hooked needle 钩针编织 [as modifier]a crochet hook. 钩针。 ■fabric or items made in such a way 钩编编织品;钩编织物 the bikini is tiny, three triangles of cotton crochet. 比基尼极小,只是将三个三角形钩编成的棉织品。
(crocheted -ʃeɪd, crocheting -ʃeɪɪŋ)
[with obj.]make (a garment or piece of fabric) in such a way 用钩针编织(衣服或织物) she had crocheted the shawl herself. 她自己钩织了这件披肩。 [no obj.]her mother had stopped crocheting. 她妈妈已经不钩织衣服了。
派生 crocheter [ˈkrəʊʃeɪə] noun 语源
mid 19th cent.: from French, diminutive of croc 'hook', from Old Norse krókr