"noose" in Chinese (Simplified)
绞索套索
Definition
绞索是绳子末端的一个环,拉紧时会收紧,经常用于捕捉动物或在绞刑中使用。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Noose”多用于正式或文学语境,经常联想到绞刑、陷阱或象征危险和压力。不是一般的“结”或“环”。
Examples
The cowboy made a noose to catch the stray horse.
牛仔打了一个**套索**去抓那匹走失的马。
A noose tightens when you pull on the rope.
拉紧绳子时,**绞索**会变紧。
He drew a picture of a noose in his notebook.
他在笔记本上画了一个**绞索**。
Falling into the hunter's noose meant certain capture for the animal.
动物掉进猎人的**套索**肯定跑不了。
The threatening letter came with a small noose inside the box.
威胁信附带了一个小**绞索**在盒子里。
Some activists use an image of a noose to protest against the death penalty.
有些活动家用**绞索**的图像来抗议死刑。