| 单词 | thread |
| 释义 | thread n. & v. --n 1. a a spun-out filament of cotton, silk, or glass etc.; yarn. b a length of this. 2. a thin cord of twisted yarns used esp. in sewing and weaving. 3. anything regarded as threadlike with reference to its continuity or connectedness (the thread of life; lost the thread of his argument). 4. the spiral ridge of a screw. 5. (in pl.) sl. clothes. 6. a thin seam or vein of ore. --vtr. 1. pass a thread through the eye of (a needle). 2. put (beads) on a thread. 3. arrange (material in a strip form, e.g. film or magnetic tape) in the proper position on equipment. 4. make (one's way) carefully through a crowded place, over a difficult route, etc. 5. streak (hair etc.) as with threads. 6. form a screw-thread on. Phrases and idioms hang by a thread be in a precarious state, position, etc. thread mark a mark in the form of a thin line made in banknote paper with highly coloured silk fibres to prevent photographic counterfeiting. Derivatives threader n. threadlike adj. Etymology: OE thr{aelig}d f. Gmc |
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