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| 1 | C/U a type of very thick string that can be used for tying or pulling things 粗绳；绳索 |
| One of the men tied a rope to a tree. 其中一个人把一根绳子绑到了树上。 |
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| 2 | C a lot of small objects tied together on a string 一串（小物件） |
| a rope of pearls 一串珍珠 |
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| - | at the end of your rope mainly AMERICAN spoken
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| very upset or angry , so that you can no longer deal with something or someone calmly. BRITISH at the end of your tether |
| 忍无可忍；非常烦乱（或生气） |
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| - | give sb enough rope (to hang themselves)
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| to allow someone to do something in the way they want to when you know that they will probably fail |
| 任某人自作自受；任由某人自取灭亡 |
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| - | know/learn the ropes informal
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| to know or learn how to do something , especially a job |
| 知道/学习（做某事，尤指工作的）诀窍 |
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| - | on the ropes informal
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| having serious problems, and likely to fail |
| 有严重问题的；处于困境的 |
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| - | the rope
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| an old way of referring to the punishment of hanging people as a way of killing them |
| 绞刑 |
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| - | the ropes
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| the thick ropes that enclose an area that is used for boxing or wrestling |
| （拳击场或摔跤台四周的）围绳 |
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| - | show/teach sb the ropes
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| to teach someone how to do something , especially a job |
| 教某人（尤指工作的）窍门 |
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