noose

英 [nuːs]

美 [nuːs]

n.  绳套; 套索; 活扣
vt.  用套索捉; 使落入圈套; 处以绞刑

复数：nooses　过去分词：noosed　现在分词：noosing　过去式：noosed　第三人称单数：nooses　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.22641 / COCA.14639

牛津词典

noun

• 绳套；套索；活扣
  a circle that is tied in one end of a rope with a knot that allows the circle to get smaller as the other end of the rope is pulled
  1. a hangman's noose
     绞索
  2. His debts were a noose around his neck.
     债务就像套在他脖子上的一条套索。

柯林斯词典

• 绳套;套索;活扣
  Anooseis 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.
• N-COUNT 束缚;圈套;陷阱
  You can refer to something that traps people in a difficult situation as anoosearound their neck.
  1. The rebels are tightening the noose around the capital...
     叛乱分子正在收紧对首都的包围。
  2. Too often women find their jobs turning into nooses around their neck.
     女性常常感到工作成了一种束缚。

英英释义

noun

• a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot
  Synonym:running nooseslip noose
• a trap for birds or small mammals
  Synonym:snaregin

verb

• secure with a noose
• make a noose in or of

双语例句

• That noose was a pain in the neck.
  这套索要挂脖子上可真痛苦。
• Sikes made a running noose, and called him again.
  赛克斯打了个一勒就紧的套结，又叫他一声。
• Put a noose around somebody's neck
  把绞索套在某人脖子上
• The rebels are tightening the noose around the capital
  叛乱分子正在收紧对首都的包围。
• The other got busted, went the noose route in his cell.
  还有一个被发现后在自己的地下室上吊了。
• Gather around, everybody. there's "good noose" tonight.
  所有人都集合，今晚将有绞刑。
• I want you to stand up there and put your head in that noose.
  我要你站上去，然后把头伸到套索里。
• Too often women find their jobs turning into nooses around their neck.
  女性常常感到工作成了一种束缚。
• A trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose.
  捕捉鸟类或小哺乳动物的捕捉机；通常有一个套索。
• Be aware that a halo has to fall only a few inches to be a noose.
  要注意荣耀必会坠落到只有数英吋的套索。