| 释义 |
noose /nuːs/ n. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 绞索，套索
put a noose around sb.'s neck 把绞索套在某人颈上
2. 束缚；圈套，陷阱
the noose of marriage 婚姻的束缚
slip the noose 摆脱羁绊
3. [the noose] 绞刑
He was sentenced to the noose for his crimes. 他因罪行累累被判处绞刑。
How did he escape the noose for so many years? 这么多年来他是怎么逃过绞刑的?
II vt.
1. 把(绳索)打成活套
2. 用套索捕捉
noose a snake 用套索捕蛇
3. 使落入圈套
4. 对…处以绞刑
5. 和…结婚；使成婚
[<? Prov nous <L nōdus node, knot] phr. put one's head in (或 into) a noose 见 head
The noose is hanging. 〈美俚〉万事俱备。 |