sew

vt.& vi.

縫，做針線活; 縫紉; 裝釘（書籍）

● 第三人稱單數: sews

● 過去式: sewed

● 過去分詞: sewn; sewed

● 現在分詞: sewing

Verb

● 1. fasten by sewing; do needlework

● 2. create (clothes) with cloth;

● "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"

sew something up

(informal)bring something to a favourable conclusion

(非正式)確保…的成功

sew up 【非正式用語】

To complete successfully

徠成功地完成

To gain complete control of; monopolize.

控制：獲得完全掌握；壟斷

To make sure of

確保：肯定

● sew somethingup使某事圓滿結束，獲得最後成功

● 確保勝利，獲得決定性的一分