weave和knit都是"编织",有何区别?

knit是针织，就是打毛线
weave是织布

weave主要是指长方形或者菱形有固定图案的编制（主要用机器的）
见图：http://www.policensw.com/info/forensic/images/weave.jpg

knit 则是指用手工编织毛衣，或者手袋之类的（更偏向于人工）

见图：http://www.az.com/~andrade/knit/knitpush.jpg

如果都只从编织上面来理解，那么weave应该是软性物体编织，比如棉布、丝线等等；knit应该通常指做硬性物体编织，比如树枝、硬化合物等等。编织以外的其它意思这里就不罗嗦了。

weave (MAKE CLOTH)
verb [I or T] wove or US ALSO weaved, woven or US ALSO weaved
to make cloth by repeatedly crossing a single thread through two sets of long threads on a loom (= special frame, 织布机):
This type of wool is woven into fabric which will make jackets.

weave
noun [C usually singular]
the way in which cloth has been woven, for example with the threads pulled firmly together, or the pattern produced by th