He used to spin yarns(= tell stories) about his time in the Army.
他过去经常编造一些有关他在部队时的离奇故事。
1.纱,纱线,毛线;人造丝;塑料丝,金属丝;绳子
2.(航海者等的)故事;旅行谈;奇谈
3.谎话,捏造的话,谣言
1.〈俚〉讲故事
1.cotton, wool, or other fibers in the form of thick threada substance like string
2.a long story with a lot of exciting details
1.She found her mother vexed with her, for she had wanted to reel yesterday's yarn and had discovered that the spindle was not full.
她发现母亲在生气，因为母亲准备绕起昨天纺的纱线，发现纱锭没有纺满。
2.equipped with all sorts of false-twist, can be used to produce a variety of low twist yarn.
配有各种各样的假捻盘，可用于纺制各种低捻纱。
3.It is desirable to lubricate the surface of the yarn so as NOT to make it susceptible to damage through rubbing and chafing.
希望通过润滑纱线表面使其不被摩擦所损伤。
4.This package may be one of many types, a cone, a tube, a dye tube or a spool, depending upon the next operation the yarn must encounter.
卷装使用的筒子形式包括：圆锥形、筒形、染纱管形或有边筒子，究竟采用哪种形式取决于下一个工序的要求。
5.The specific methods: every bad half a year or months, with glazing la inunction, next reoccupy cloth wipe clean cotton yarn can be.
具体方法：每隔差半年或数月，用上光腊涂擦，然后再用净棉纱布揩擦即可。
6.Now, as she talked, the fingers of one hand played over its yarn, as if inspecting her own workmanship.
现在，正在她说话的同时，她的一只手上的手指玩弄着纱线，好像正在审视着自己的工艺品。
7.Drag out a yarn from a yarn ball, put an ant on it. Loosen the ball as it goes till the end of the yarn .
把一只蚂蚁放到一个毛线球线头上，边爬边松开毛线，让其从头走到尾。
8.A fine yarn made from the wool of sheep raised in the Shetland Islands and used for knitting and weaving.
设得兰毛线系由在设得兰群岛饲养的羊的羊毛制成的精制毛线，用于针织和编织衣物
9.Then one day when the king had ridden out hunting, she took the little shirts and went into the woods. The ball of yarn showed her the way.
一天，国王骑马狩猎去了，王后便带着这些小衬衫走进森林，用线团儿在前面给她引路。
10.Make pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn around the hem of the robe, with gold bells between them.
袍子周围底边上要用蓝色，紫色，朱红色线作石榴。在袍子周围的石榴中间要有金铃铛。