| 释义 |
thread1/thred/ nouna filament, group of filaments twisted together, or continuous strand formed by spinning and twisting together short textile fibres any of various natural filaments something, e.g. a thin stream of liquid, that resembles a thread in length and narrowness a projecting spiral ridge, e.g. on a bolt or pipe, by which parts can be screwed together something continuous or drawn out, e.g.: a train of thought; the logic of an argument a pervasive recurring element a thread of melancholy a precarious or weak support hang by a thread a series of linked messages replying to or commenting on each other on the Internet chiefly NAmer, informal (in pl) clothes threadless adj threadlike adj thready adj [Old English thrǣd]
thread2verb transto pass a thread through the eye of (a needle) to arrange a thread or lead-in piece in working position for use in (a machine) to pass something into or through the entire length of (something) The electrician now had to thread the pipe with wire to pass (e.g. tape or rope) into or through something I threaded elastic into the waistband to make (one's way) cautiously along, through, or between something to string (things) together on a thread thread beads to intermingle (something) with threads or threadlike elements of something else dark hair threaded with silver to form a screw thread on (e.g. a bolt) or in (e.g. a hole) to make one's way cautiously to form a thread when poured from a spoon threader noun |