cord
noun/kɔːd/
/kɔːrd/
- [uncountable, countable] strong thick string or thin rope; a piece of this
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(结实的)粗线,细绳;一根粗线(或细绳) - a piece/length of cord
一根/一段粗线 - picture cord (= used for hanging pictures)
画的挂绳 - a silk bag tied with a gold cord
用金线捆扎的丝绸包
Extra Examples- He knotted the cord of his dressing gown.
他把晨衣的系带打了一个结。 - You need a piece of thick cord about two feet long.
你需要一段长约 2 英尺的粗绳。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
- thin
- long
- …
- length
- piece
- pull
- knot
- tie (something with)
- …
- a piece/length of cord
- (especially North American English) (British English also flex)[countable, uncountable] a piece of wire that is covered with plastic, used for carrying electricity to a piece of equipment
花线;皮线 - an electrical cord
电线 - I followed the telephone cord and found the wall socket.
我顺着电话线找到了墙上的插座。
Extra Examples- Cutters are useful for cutting electric cord to the right length.
剪切钳很适合用来把电线切割成合适的长度。 - a cord connecting two PCs
连接两台个人电脑的电线
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- electric
- electrical
- …
- length
- plug in
- pull out
- unplug
- …
- connect something
- an electrical cord
- [countable] (often in compounds) a part of the body that is like a piece of cord
脐带;(人体的)带,索 - The baby was still attached to its mother by the cord.
婴儿与母体仍有脐带相连。
- The baby was still attached to its mother by the cord.
- (also corduroy)[uncountable] a type of strong soft cotton cloth with a pattern of raised straight lines on it, used for making clothes
灯芯绒 - a cord jacket
灯芯绒夹克
- a cord jacket
- cords(also old-fashioned corduroys)[plural] trousers made of corduroy
灯芯绒裤子 - a pair of cords
一条灯芯绒裤子
- a pair of cords
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Greek khordē ‘gut, string of a musical instrument’.