1 to make sth (for example an article of clothing) with wool using two long needles or a special machine 编织；针织 · I'm knitting a sweater for my nephew. 我在给外甥织套衫。 ☞Look at crochet. 参看crochet。 ☞picture at sport 见sport插图

2 knit (only used in this form 只用于这种形式) joined closely together 紧密地结合在一起: a closely/tightly knit village community 一个紧密团结的农村小区 ➔knitting noun [U]: I usually do some knitting while I'm watching TV. 我通常一边看电视，一边织东西。