英语词汇“noose”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noose

(nuːs )

Word forms: nooses

1. countable noun

A noose is a circular loop at the end of a piece of rope or wire. A noose is tied with a knot that allows it to be tightened, and it is usually used to trap animals or hang people.

2. countable noun [usually with supplement]

You can refer to something that traps people in a difficult situation as a noose around their neck.

The rebels are tightening the noose around the capital.

Idioms:

put your head in a noose or stick your head in a noose

to deliberately do something which will put you in danger or in a difficult situation

If I have to be caught, OK, but I am damned if I will put my head in a noose and walk into that hotel!

Translations:

Chinese: 套索

Japanese: 輪縄

单词	noose
释义	noose (nuːs ) Word forms: nooses 1. countable noun A noose is a circular loop at the end of a piece of rope or wire. A noose is tied with a knot that allows it to be tightened, and it is usually used to trap animals or hang people. 2. countable noun [usually with supplement] You can refer to something that traps people in a difficult situation as a noose around their neck. The rebels are tightening the noose around the capital. Idioms: put your head in a noose or stick your head in a noose to deliberately do something which will put you in danger or in a difficult situation If I have to be caught, OK, but I am damned if I will put my head in a noose and walk into that hotel! Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 套索 Japanese: 輪縄
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