What does "stitch up" mean?

To close a wound To sew a cut or wound closed with stitches.

How do you use "stitch up" in a sentence?

The doctor stitched up the cut. That wound needs stitching up. They stitched him up in A&E.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

含义: To close a wound

缝合

Suturar, coser

縫合する、傷を縫う

봉합하다, 상처를 꿰매다

To sew a cut or wound closed with stitches.

用针线缝合伤口。在英式俚语中还有"陷害"的意思。

Cerrar un corte o herida con puntos de sutura. En argot británico también significa "incriminar a alguien".

切り傷などを糸で縫い合わせること。イギリス英語のスラングでは「はめる、陥れる」という意味もある。

실로 상처나 베인 곳을 꿰매어 봉합하다.

Base verb: stitch

Particle: up

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

The doctor stitched up the cut.
医生缝合了伤口
El médico suturó el corte
医師がその傷を縫った
의사가 그 상처를 꿰맸어.
That wound needs stitching up.
那伤口需要缝合
Esa herida necesita puntos
その傷は縫う必要がある
그 상처는 꿰매야 해.
They stitched him up in A&E.
他们在急诊室给他缝合了
Le pusieron puntos en urgencias
救急で彼の傷を縫った
응급실에서 그의 상처를 꿰맸어.

语境: medical, wounds, surgery

语气: clinical

From stitching fabric.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal