thread

n.

1. 線[C][U]
   Please give me a piece of thread.

   請給我一段線。

2. 線狀物；一線，一絲[C]
   a thread of hope

   一線希望

3. 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。

4. 螺紋[C]
5. 【電腦】線程