Noose
[nuːs] or [nus]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled.
(verb.) secure with a noose.
(verb.) make a noose in or of.
校對:赛克--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.
(v. t.) To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.
埃菲編輯
同義詞及近義詞：
n. Hitch, running knot.
埃尔莎整理
解釋/意思:
n. a running knot which ties the firmer the closer it is drawn: a snare or knot generally.—v.t. to tie or catch in a noose.
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例句/造句/用法:
- By accident the noose fell squarely about the running ape's neck, bringing him to a sudden and surprising halt. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- In sleep, upon the march, night or day, he never knew when that quiet noose would slip about his neck and nearly choke the life out of him. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- The noose was on his neck. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Quickly he lowered Kulonga's body to the ground, removed the noose, and took to the trees again. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Two ropes would be put about the neck of each animal, with a slip noose, so that he could be choked if too unruly. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Tarzan defied them all, and the thin, strong noose continued to settle about Tublat's neck whenever he least expected it. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- It was like sitting in a vault strewn with dead bodies--the cap, the noose, the pinioned arms, the faces that he knew, even beneath that hideous veil. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- With a quick jerk Tarzan snapped the noose tight about the glossy throat, and then he dropped the rope and clung to his support with both hands. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- The bullets alone are enough to put his head in a noose. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Sikes made a running noose and called him again. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
手打:玛莎