rope
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR A rope is a thick cord or wire that is made by twisting together several thinner cords or wires. Ropes are used for jobs such as pulling cars, tying up boats, or tying things together. 缆绳
He tied the rope around his waist. 他把那条缆绳系在他的腰上。
2. V-T If you rope one thing to another, you tie the two things together with a rope. (用绳) 系
I roped myself to the chimney. 我用绳子将自己系在了那个烟囱上。
3. PHRASE If you give someone enough rope to hang themselves, you give them the freedom to do a job in their own way because you hope that their attempts will fail and that they will look foolish. 任某人自作自受
The king has merely given the politicians enough rope to hang themselves. 那位国王不过是任那些政客自作自受。
4. PHRASE If you are learning the ropes, you are learning how a particular task or job is done. 熟悉门道[非正式]
He tried hiring more salesmen to push his radio products, but they took too much time to learn the ropes. 他试图雇佣更多的销售员来推销无线电产品,但那些人用了太多时间熟悉门道。
5. PHRASE If you know the ropes, you know how a particular job or task should be done. 懂行[非正式]
The moment she got to know the ropes, there was no stopping her. 一旦她懂了行,她就一往无前了。
6. PHRASE If you show someone the ropes, you show them how to do a particular job or task. 给某人指点门道[非正式]
We had a patrol out on the border, breaking in some young soldiers, showing them the ropes. 我们在边境上进行了一次巡逻,训练一些年轻士兵,对他们做了指点。
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rope /rəʊp/ (roping,roped,ropes)
剑桥词典
- B2 [ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]
- A coil of rope lay on the beach .
- We anchored ourselves to the rocks with a rope.
- He caught the rope and knotted it around a post .
- There's too much slack in these ropes.
- The builders worked on wooden platforms , suspended by ropes from the roof of the building .
(a piece of) strong , thick string made of long twisted threads
粗绳;缆绳;绳索
A sailor threw a rope ashore and we tied the boat to a post . 一个水手将一条缆绳扔到岸上,于是我们把船拴到了一根柱子上。
a coil of rope 一卷绳子
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
several of one type of object connected together on a string
(串在一起的)(一)串,(一)条
a rope of garlic 一辫大蒜
a rope of pearls 一串珍珠
the ropes [ 名词的复数形式 ]
thick rope which surrounds an area used for boxing (= sport in which two people hit each other) or wrestling
栏索(围绕拳击或摔跤场所的粗绳)
The middleweight boxing champion had his opponent up against the ropes. 那个中量级拳击冠军将对手逼到了拳击台的护栏上。
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习语
learn/know the ropeson the ropes
show/teach sb the ropes 返回 rope