- [countable, uncountable]
very strong thick string made by twisting thinner strings, wires, etc. together 粗繩;線纜;繩索 The rope broke and she fell 50 metres onto the rocks. 繩索斷了,她從 50 米的高空摔到了岩石上。 We tied his hands together with rope. 我們用繩子把他的手綁在一起。 The anchor was attached to a length of rope. 鐵錨系在一段纜繩上。 Coils of rope lay on the quayside. 碼頭上放着一盤盤的繩子。 I tripped over the guy rope of the tent in the dark. 黑暗中我被帳篷支索絆倒了。 One of the bouncers lifted the velvet rope to let us enter the club. 其中一個門衛升起護欄讓我進入了俱樂部。 a rope bridge/swing/ladder (= made from rope) 繩橋/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 Topics Sports: other sportsc2(拳擊或摔跤場四周的)圍繩,圈繩 - [countable]
a number of similar things attached together by a string or thread 串在一起的相似的東西 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. 筋疲力盡;智窮力竭;山窮水盡 You’d better let her know you’re safe. She’s at the end of her rope. 你最好讓她知道你很安全。她已經筋疲力盡了。
give somebody enough rope
money for jam/old rope
- (British English, informal)
money that is earned very easily, for something that needs little effort 容易賺的錢財 The job only took about an hour—it was money for old rope. 這項工作只花了大約一個小時——真是物超所值。
on the ropes
- (informal)
very close to being defeated 瀕於失敗;即將失敗
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/學會如何做某事