| 单词 | thread |
| 释义 | thread (once / 213 pages) 1nv 2n Thread is a length of twisted fibers (usually three strands together), made from cotton, silk, or other material, that can be used in sewing, quilting, embroidery, and other handicrafts. The noun thread can also be used figuratively to refer to different parts of something, like thoughts or a conversation, that are connected as if joined by thread. If you were distracted by a crash in the kitchen, you might lose the thread of your conversation. Thread can also refer to the raised ridge on the outside of a screw or bolt, and you can use thread as a verb when you mean to string or to pass a thread through a needle. WORD FAMILYthread: threaded, threader, threading, threadlike, threads, thready+/threader: threaders USAGE EXAMPLESIt may be impossible to draw a single thread through every performance to neatly cinch together a great actress’s legacy. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Fashion tech startup Thread is trying to solve the problem of styling at scale. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) To view a live game thread, visit here. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1n a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving Syn|Hypo|Hyper yarn cotton thread made of cotton fibers dental floss, flossa soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth flossa soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery Lastexyarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads ligaturethread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood) metallica yarn made partly or entirely of metal nap, pilethe yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave purlgold or silver wire thread suturethread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together tinsela thread with glittering metal foil attached warpyarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof filling, pick, weft, woofthe yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving worsted, worsted yarna tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool lisle, lisle threada strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton) cord a line made of twisted fibers or threads 2n any long object resembling a thin line from the air the road was a grey thread a thread of smoke climbed upward Syn|Hypo|Hyper ribbon blade something long and thin resembling a blade of grass object, physical object a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow 3n the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together he lost the thread of his argument Syn|Hyper train of thought cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought, thought process the process of using your mind to consider something carefully 4v pass a thread through thread a needle Hyper draw, guide, pass, run pass over, across, or through 5v pass through or into thread tape thread film Hyper draw, guide, pass, run pass over, across, or through 6v thread on or as if on a string thread dried cranberries Syn|Hypo|Hyper draw, string draw, guide, pass, run pass over, across, or through bead string together like beads wirestring on a wire arrange, set up put into a proper or systematic order 7v remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string She had her eyebrows threaded Hyper draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, take out remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense 8v to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper meander, wander, weave, wind wander go via an indirect route or at no set pace snake move along a winding path go, locomote, move, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically n the raised helical rib going around a screw Syn|Hyper screw thread rib support resembling the rib of an animal |
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