n.
- 線[C][U]
Please give me a piece of
thread.
請給我一段線。
- 線狀物;一線,一絲[C]
- 頭緒,思路;貫穿著的東西[C]
I must have skipped a page, because I lost the
thread of the story.
我一定跳過了一頁,因為我弄不清故事的脈絡了。
- 螺紋[C]
- 【電腦】線程
vt.
- 穿(針,線等)
She
threaded the needle for her grandmother.
她為祖母穿針。
- 裝軟片於[(+onto)]
- 穿(珍珠等);把……穿成一串[(+together)]
The girl
threaded the shells together.
女孩把一些貝殼穿成一串。
- 通,通過;穿過[(+with/through)]
The hikers
threaded their way through the thick forest.
徒步旅行者穿過茂密的森林。
- 使交織[(+with)]
- 刻螺紋於
vi.
- 通過;穿透過[(+through)]
片語
gather up the threads
- 重新繼續
Since your holiday is already over, you'll have to
gather up the threads of your work.
既然你的假期已經結束,你就該重新繼續你的工作。
hang by a thread
- 千鈞一髮;岌岌可危
His life was
hanging by a thread.
他的生命岌岌可危。
have not a dry thread on one
- 渾身濕透
He rushed into the house,
having not a dry thread on him.
他衝進房子,全身都濕透了。
thread through
- 通過;使穿透
She was
threading her way
through the crowd.
她正從人群中擠過去。
衍生
n.
threader
a.
thready
a.
threadless
a.
thread-like
辨析
n.
- a long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibres used in sewing or weaving.
- a long thin line.
-
(also screw thread)
a helical ridge on the outside of a screw, bolt, etc. or on the inside of a cylindrical hole, to allow two parts to be screwed together.
- a theme or characteristic running throughout a situation or piece of writing.
▸Computing a group of linked messages posted on the Internet that share a common theme.
▸Computing a programming structure or process formed by linking a number of separate elements or subroutines.
-
(threads)
informal, chiefly N. Amer. clothes.
v.
- pass a thread through (a needle).
▸pass (a thread) through something and into the required position for use.
▸put (beads or other objects) on a thread.
- move or weave in and out of obstacles.
-
[usu. as adj. threaded]
cut a screw thread in or on (a hole, screw, or other object).
Derivative
- threader n.
- thread-like adj.
Etymology
OE thræd (n.), of Gmc origin.