单词 | thread |
释义 | Word Frequency thread(θrɛd) noun 1. a fine strand, filament or fibre of some material 2. a fine cord of twisted filaments, esp of cotton, used in sewing, weaving, etc 3. any of the filaments of which a spider's web is made 4. any fine line, stream, mark, or piece from the air, the path was a thread of white 5. a helical groove in a cylindrical hole (female thread), formed by a tap or lathe tool, or a helical ridge on a cylindrical bar, rod, shank, etc (male thread), formed by a die or lathe tool 6. a very thin seam of coal or vein of ore 7. a sequence of messages posted on the internet about a particular topic 8. something acting as the continuous link or theme of a whole the thread of the story 9. the course of an individual's life believed in Greek mythology to be spun, measured, and cut by the Fates verb 10. (transitive) to pass (thread, film, magnetic tape, etc) through (something) to thread a needle to thread cotton through a needle 11. (transitive) to string on a thread she threaded the beads 12. to make (one's way) through or over (something) 13. (transitive) to produce a screw thread by cutting, rolling, tapping, or grinding 14. (transitive) to pervade hysteria threaded his account 15. (intransitive) (of boiling syrup) to form a fine thread when poured from a spoon Derived forms threader (ˈthreader) noun threadless (ˈthreadless) adjective threadlike (ˈthreadˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English thrǣd; related to Old Frisian thrēd, Old High German drāt, Old Norse thrāthr thread |
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