noose

pronunciation

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  • n.
    套索
    束缚
    绞刑
  • vt.
    用套索捉
    使落入圈套
    处以绞刑

Word Origin

noose 套索

来自拉丁语nodus,节,结,词源同net.引申词义网,套索。

Synonym

Example

1. The noose was tightening around the president 's neck .
总统脖子上的套索越来越紧。
2. In retrospect , one might say that the noose was tightening .
回想起来,可以说绞索越来越紧了。
3. State regulation would tighten the noose .
政府监管更会加重束缚。
4. To avoid the noose or the guillotine , criminals of the era would fake symptoms from the then-emerging field of psychology .
为逃脱绞刑或断头台,跨时代的罪犯们会伪装当时心理学新兴领域的症状。
5. The sultan 's turret in a noose of light .
以光明套索,捉苏丹塔尖。

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