名詞 yarn:

1. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
   同義詞：narration, recital
2. a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
   同義詞：thread

動(dòng)詞 yarn:

1. tell or spin a yarn

1. Tell lies! That is, spin a yarn; well I can do that.
   撒謊么！那就是編一個(gè)故事嘛，我也能夠來(lái)一下子。
2. They pitched a yarn about finding the jewels.
   他們編了一個(gè)找到寶石的故事。
3. He spun us this unlikely yarn about being trapped for hours in a broken lift.
   他對(duì)我們胡謅在壞電梯中困了幾個(gè)小時(shí)。
4. On a typewriter or a printer, a ribbon of woven material, for example, cotton, natural silk, synthetic yarn.
   打字機(jī)和打印機(jī)上所使用的一種帶狀編織品，材料為棉花、天然絲、合成紗等。
5. A fabric made of different kinds of thread or yarn.
   混紡織物由不同種類的線或紗制成的織物
6. The beggar spun a long yarn about his misfortunes.
   那個(gè)乞丐編造了一大篇自己如何遭遇不幸的故事。
7. We stayed up yarning until midnight.
   我們講故事一直講到半夜才睡。

yarn

n.（名詞）
A continuous strand of twisted threads of natural or synthetic material, such as wool or nylon, used in weaving or knitting.
紡線，纖維線：天然或人工合成材料制成的盤繞成股的連線，如羊毛或尼龍，用于紡織或編織
Informal A long, often elaborate narrative of real or fictitious adventures; an entertaining tale.
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 故事，奇聞漫談：對(duì)真實(shí)或虛構(gòu)的歷險(xiǎn)記，經(jīng)常是詳盡的長(zhǎng)篇敘述；有趣的故事
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
yarned,yarn.ing,yarns 【非正式用語(yǔ)】
To tell an entertaining tale or series of tales.
講故事：講有趣的故事或連續(xù)的故事

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old English gearn * see gher…-
源自 古英語(yǔ) gearn *參見(jiàn) gher…-