| 单词 | thread |
| 释义 | thread (θred ) Word forms: threads , threading , threaded 1. variable noun Thread or a thread is a long very thin piece of a material such as cotton, nylon, or silk, especially one that is used in sewing. This time I'll do it properly with a needle and thread. ...a tiny Nepalese hat embroidered with golden threads. Synonyms: strand, fibre, yarn, filament 2. countable noun The thread of an argument, a story, or a situation is an aspect of it that connects all the different parts together. The thread running through many of these proposals was the theme of opportunity. All religions are united by the common threads of fighting evil and helping others. The possible consequences so filled his mind that he lost the thread of Wan Da's narrative. 3. countable noun A thread of something such as liquid, light, or colour is a long thin line or piece of it. A thin, glistening thread of moisture ran along the rough concrete sill. [+ of] ...Venetian glass decorated with embedded threads of white. ...a corpulent man with threads of black hair plastered across his brow. 4. plural noun You can refer to clothes as threads. [mainly US, informal] ...a cheap place to pick up natty threads. 5. countable noun The thread on a screw, or on something such as a lid or a pipe, is the raised spiral line of metal or plastic around it which allows it to be fixed in place by twisting. The screw threads will be able to get a good grip. 6. countable noun On the internet, a thread is a series of messages from different people about a particular subject. I saw the post but I didn't read the thread below it. 7. verb If you thread your way through a group of people or things, or thread through it, you move through it carefully or slowly, changing direction frequently as you move. Slowly, she threaded her way back through the moving mass of bodies. [VERB noun preposition] ...threading our way past little boats. [VERB way preposition/adverb] We threaded through a network of back streets. [VERB preposition] Synonyms: move, pass, inch, ease 8. verb If you thread a long thin object through something, you pass it through one or more holes or narrow spaces. ...threading the laces through the eyelets of his shoes. [V n + through] Air ducts and electrical cables were threaded through the complex structure. [V n through n] These instruments allow doctors to thread microscopic telescopes into the digestive tract. [VERB noun + into] 9. verb If you thread small objects such as beads onto a string or thread, you join them together by pushing the string through them. Wipe the mushrooms clean and thread them on a string. [VERB noun preposition] 10. verb When you thread a needle, you put a piece of thread through the hole in the top of the needle in order to sew with it. I sit down, thread a needle, snip off an old button. [VERB noun] 11. to hang by a thread phrase If you say that something is hanging by a thread, you mean that it is in a very uncertain state and is unlikely to survive or succeed. The fragile peace was hanging by a thread as thousands of hardliners took to the streets. 12. pick up the threads of sth phrase If you pick up the threads of an activity, you start it again after an interruption. If you pick up the threads of your life, you become more active again after a period of failure or bad luck. Many women have been able to pick up the threads of their former career. Idioms: hang by a thread to be very likely to fail soon It's clear that the ceasefire is hanging by a thread and may be broken at any time. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers someone's life hangs by a thread said to mean that someone is seriously ill and that they are very likely to die soon The baby was delivered by emergency Caesarean and the life of her mother hung by a thread. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: common thread The council concluded that a common thread running through the church's history was its inviting character. Christianity Today (2000) Yet it all hangs together beautifully, with superb songwriting the common thread. The Sun (2016) Perhaps that is the common thread. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The discussion thread was later deleted from 4chan. Times, Sunday Times Chime in on the discussion thread below. Christianity Today An online discussion thread on the subject seemed to agree that it takes years to become a good teacher. Times, Sunday Times Entries usually feature a provocative excerpt of the article along with a discussion thread. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You can follow the discussion threads to pick up clues and see which way other users have been thinking. Times, Sunday Times The witch tells her to tie a thread to his foot to free him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Wide ranging textures jostle or get punctured by bass drum thumps; only in the final five minutes are elements co-ordinated and threads tied. Times, Sunday Times Cure by lassoing them with some cotton thread, then tying the thread tight. The Sun Tie the threads loosely together. Times, Sunday Times This beak can be opened and closed with the help of a thread tied to it, and manipulated from within dress. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After all, there must be a unifying thread linking all these tales of overachievement. Times, Sunday Times Different opponents, different coaches, different venues, different players, different contexts but one unifying thread. Times, Sunday Times There have been some valiant attempts to find a unifying thread to all this. Times,Sunday Times Does the album have a unifying thread? The Sun In the end, poetry proves the most powerful unifying thread. Times, Sunday Times A continuous warp thread gives a solid color background for the motifs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most weavers use a natural warp thread, such as linen or cotton. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The mechanisms checked for such things as a broken warp thread, broken weft thread, the shuttle going straight across, and if the shuttle was empty. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Additionally, extra warp thread can be wound around the weights. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Should the warp thread be broken, the tells will drop and cause the machine to stop working. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 线, 穿针 Japanese: 糸, 糸を通す |
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