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

• But I never did anything intentionally to displease him; I liked the job too well to put a noose around my neck.
  不过我从来没有有意做什么事情使他不快，我大喜欢这份工作了，绝不会把绞索往自己脖子上套。
• Gather around, everybody. there's "good noose" tonight.
  所有人都集合，今晚将有绞刑。
• But I don't see why I should put my head in a noose to conceal his affair.
  但我不明白我为什么要自讨苦吃，去帮他隐瞒他的风流韵事。
• You asked us to say,'We have caught the sniper like a duck in a noose.
  你们希望听到我们说：'我们抓获那个杀手就像抓住绳套里的鸭子一样。'。
• 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。
• That is to say, we already suffer a cruel exploitation since we lower our head and hand over the noose on neck to globalization to start English study.
  因为我们降低我们的头而且将在脖子上的套索移交给全球化开始英文研究，也就是说，我们已经遭受一个残酷的开发。
• While the otter is going about this task, the rabbit fashions a noose from tree bark.
  趁着水獭抓鸭子的工夫，兔子用树皮做了一个绳套。
• 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。
• Dexter: the noose is tightening.
  绳子勒得更紧了。
• State regulation would tighten the noose.
  政府监管更会加重束缚。