- [countable, uncountable]
very strong thick string made by twisting thinner strings, wires, etc. together 粗绳；线缆；绳索 
The rope broke and she fell 50 metres onto the rocks. 绳索断了，她从 50 米的高空摔到了岩石上。 We tied his hands together with rope. 我们用绳子把他的手绑在一起。 The anchor was attached to a length of rope. 铁锚系在一段缆绳上。 Coils of rope lay on the quayside. 码头上放着一盘盘的绳子。 I tripped over the guy rope of the tent in the dark. 黑暗中我被帐篷支索绊倒了。 One of the bouncers lifted the velvet rope to let us enter the club. 其中一个门卫升起护栏让我进入了俱乐部。 a rope bridge/swing/ladder (= made from rope) 绳桥/秋千/梯子
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strong
- guy
- mooring
- …
- length
- piece
- coil
- …
- knot
- tie (something together with)
- untie
- …
- the ropes[plural]
the fence made of rope that is around the edge of the area where a boxing or wrestling match takes place （拳击或摔跤场四周的）围绳，圈绳 - [countable]
a number of similar things attached together by a string or thread 串在一起的相似的东西 a rope of pearls 一串珍珠
Word OriginOld English rāp, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch reep and German Reif.
Idioms
be at the end of your rope (North American English)
(British English be at the end of your tether)
- (informal)
to feel that you cannot deal with a difficult situation any more because you are too tired, worried, etc. 筋疲力尽；智穷力竭；山穷水尽 You’d better let her know you’re safe. She’s at the end of her rope. 你最好让她知道你很安全。她已经筋疲力尽了。
give somebody enough rope
money for jam/old rope
- (British English, informal)
money that is earned very easily, for something that needs little effort 容易赚的钱财 The job only took about an hour—it was money for old rope. 这项工作只花了大约一个小时——真是物超所值。
on the ropes
- (informal)
very close to being defeated 濒于失败；即将失败
show somebody/know/learn the ropes
- (informal)
to show somebody/know/learn how a particular job should be done 向某人演示／知道／学会如何做某事