"knots" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 結

Definition

「Knots」是「knot」的複數，指通過纏繞與固定繩子、線或類似材料所形成的結，也指航海上每小時一海里的速度單位。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常出現在繩結、鞋帶或航海的語境。在航海及航空中，'knots'專指速度單位，其他場合則指實際的結。別與“nodes”（節點）混淆。常見片語包括“tie the knot”（結婚）、“in knots”（緊張或打結）。

Examples

She tied two knots to keep the package secure.

她打了兩個**結**來固定包裹。

My shoelaces always come undone because I can't make tight knots.

我的鞋帶總是鬆開，因為我不會打緊**結**。

The sailor practiced making different knots with rope.

水手練習用繩子打各種**結**。

The wind picked up and the boat was moving at 10 knots.

風變大了，船正以每小時10**結**的速度前進。

His stomach was in knots before the job interview.

面試前他緊張得肚子都打了**結**。

There were so many knots in the necklace, it took an hour to untangle it.

項鍊上有太多**結**，我花了一小時才解開。