新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

thread

英  [θred]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • threads

    1[C, U 有变体名词] (尤指用于缝纫的)线

    Thread or a thread is a long very thin piece of a material such as cotton, nylon, or silk, especially one that is used in sewing.

    双语例句

    例:

    This time I'll do it right with a spool of thread.

    这次我会用一轴线把它弄好的。

    2[C 可数名词] 主线

    The thread of an argument, a story, or a situation is an aspect of it that connects all the different parts together.

    双语例句

    例:

    The thread running through many of these proposals was the theme of individual power and opportunity.

    贯穿众多提案的主线,是个人权力与机遇的主题。

    3[C 可数名词] 线状物 , 一线

    A thread of something such as liquid, light, or colour is a long thin line or piece of it.

    双语例句

    例:

    A thin, glistening thread of moisture ran along the rough concrete sill.

    一条细细亮亮的水印爬过粗糙的水泥窗台。

    4[C 可数名词] 螺纹

    The thread on a screw, or on something such as a lid or a pipe, is the raised spiral line of metal or plastic around it which allows it to be fixed in place by twisting.

    双语例句

    例:

    The screw threads will be able to get a good grip.

    这些螺纹可以咬合得很紧。

    5[C 可数名词] (新闻组等网站上的)话题

    On websites such as newsgroups, a thread is one of the subjects that is being written about.

    双语例句

    例:

    The dialogues are organized by month so you can go back to previous threads and read them.

    这些对话是按月份编排的,所以你可以找以前的话题来读一读。

    VERB. 动词
  • threads , threading , threaded

    1[T 及物动词] 穿(针)

    When you thread a needle, you put a piece of thread through the hole in the top of the needle in order to sew with it.

    双语例句

    例:

    I sit down, thread a needle, snip off an old button.

    我坐下来,穿好针,剪下了一粒旧钮扣。

    2[I 不及物动词] 穿行

    If you thread your way through a group of people or things, or thread through it, you move through it carefully or slowly, changing direction frequently as you move.

    双语例句

    例:

    Slowly she threaded her way back through the moving mass of bodies.

    她在行人中缓慢穿行,挤了回来。

    3[T 及物动词] 把(细长物体)穿进

    If you thread a long thin object through something, you pass it through one or more holes or narrow spaces.

    双语例句

    例:

    threading the laces through the eyelets of his shoes.

    把鞋带穿进他的鞋眼。

    4[T 及物动词] 把(珠子等)串起来

    If you thread small objects such as beads onto a string or thread, you join them together by pushing the string through them.

    双语例句

    例:

    Wipe the mushrooms clean and thread them on a string.

    把蘑菇擦干净,然后把它们串在细绳上。