noose
柯林斯词典
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. …一磐一名男子吊在絞索上的恐怖錄像帶。
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noose /nuːs/ (nooses)
剑桥词典
- [ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]
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，竝用繩索套住他的脖子。
[ 單數名詞 ]
a serious problem or limit
問題；束縛，羈絆
The noose of poverty was tightening (= becoming more serious ) daily . 貧睏問題日益加劇。 返回 noose