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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

rope

英  [rəʊp]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • ropes

    1. [C, U 有变体名词] 缆绳

    A rope is a thick cord or wire that is made by twisting together several thinner cords or wires. Ropes are used for jobs such as pulling cars, tying up boats, or tying things together.

    双语例句

    例：

    He tied the rope around his waist.

    他把那条缆绳系在他的腰上。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • rope in

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 拉…来帮忙

    If you say that you were roped in to do a particular task, you mean that someone persuaded you to help them do that task.

    双语例句

    例：

    Visitors were roped in for potato picking and harvesting.

    参观者们被拉来帮助挖土豆。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • give someone enough rope to hang

    1. 任某人自作自受

    If you give someone enough rope to hang themselves, you give them the freedom to do a job in their own way because you hope that their attempts will fail and that they will look foolish.

    双语例句

    例：

    The king has merely given the politicians enough rope to hang themselves.

    那位国王不过是任那些政客自作自受。

  • learn the ropes

    1. 熟悉门道

    If you are learning the ropes, you are learning how a particular task or job is done.

    双语例句

    例：

    He tried hiring more salesmen to push his radio products, but they took too much time to learn the ropes.

    他试图雇用更多的销售员来推销无线电产品，但那些人光熟悉业务就花了很长时间。

  • know the ropes

    1. 懂行

    If you know the ropes, you know how a particular job or task should be done.

    双语例句

    例：

    The moment she got to know the ropes, there was no stopping her.

    一旦她懂行了，就什么也难不住她了。

  • show someone the ropes

    1. 给某人指点门道

    If you show someone the ropes, you show them how to do a particular job or task.

    双语例句

    例：

    We had a patrol out on the border, breaking in some young soldiers, showing them the ropes.

    我们在边境上有一个巡逻队，训练一些年轻士兵，还对他们做指点。

    VERB. 动词

  • ropes , roping , roped

    1. [T 及物动词] （用绳）系

    If you rope one thing to another, you tie the two things together with a rope.

    双语例句

    例：

    I roped myself to the chimney.

    我用绳子将自己系在了那个烟囱上。

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