| 释义 |
noose/nu:s/ n. & v.●n. 1 a loop with a running knot, tightening as the rope or wire is pulled, esp. in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter (尤指在圈套、套索、刽子手的绞索中用的)活套 2 a snare or bond 圈套；束缚 3 joc. the marriage tie [诙]婚姻的纽带 ●v. tr. 1 catch with or enclose in a noose, ensnare (用活套、陷阱)捕捉；使落入圈套中 2a make a noose on (a cord) 在(绳子)上打个套 b (often foll. 常后跟 round) arrange (a cord) in a noose 把(绳子)打成套 □ put one's head in a noose bring about one's own downfall 自投罗网 [Middle English nose, perhaps via Old French no(u)s from Latin nodus ‘knot’] |