noose
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A noose is a circular loop at the end of a piece of rope or wire. A noose is tied with a knot that allows it to be tightened, and it is usually used to trap animals or hang people. 套索; 絞索
...a horrifying videotape of a man swinging from a noose. …一盤一名男子吊在絞索上的恐怖錄像帶。
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noose /nu?s/ (nooses)
劍橋詞典
- [ 可數(shù)名詞:有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
one end of a rope tied to form a circle that can be tightened round something such as a person's neck to hang (= kill ) them
絞索,繩套
They put him on the back of a horse and looped a noose around his neck . 他們把他放在馬背上,并用繩索套住他的脖子。
[ 單數(shù)名詞 ]
a serious problem or limit
問題;束縛,羈絆
The noose of poverty was tightening (= becoming more serious ) daily . 貧困問題日益加劇。 返回 noose