The word "thread" can refer to a long, thin piece of material used for sewing, a connecting idea or theme in a story or argument, or a thin line of liquid or light. It can also refer to clothes (informal), or the spiral ridge on a screw. As a verb, "thread" means to pass a string or thin object through a hole or narrow space, or to move carefully through a crowded area.
The word "thread" can refer to a long, thin piece of material used for sewing, a connecting idea or theme in a story or argument, or a thin line of liquid or light. It can also refer to clothes (informal), or the spiral ridge on a screw. As a verb, "thread" means to pass a string or thin object through a hole or narrow space, or to move carefully through a crowded area.
[N-VAR 可变名词](尤指用于缝纫的)细线,细丝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.
This time I'll do it properly with a needle and thread.
这次,我要用针线将它缝好。
...a tiny Nepalese hat embroidered with golden threads.
带有金丝线刺绣的尼泊尔小帽
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]主线;思路;脉络 The thread of an argument, a story, or a situation is an aspect of it that connects all the different parts together.
[usu with supp]
The thread running through many of these proposals was the theme of individual power and opportunity...
贯穿这许多提案的主线是个人权力和机遇这一主题。
All religions are united by the common threads of fighting evil and helping others...
所有宗教都因为惩恶助人这一共同主题而联合起来。
The possible consequences so filled his mind that he lost the thread of Wan Da's narrative.
他脑子里充满了各种可能的结局,结果跟不上万达的叙述。
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[N-COUNT 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.
[usu N of n]
A thin, glistening thread of moisture ran along the rough concrete sill.
在粗糙不平的水泥窗台上有一条细细的发光水印。
...Venetian glass decorated with embedded threads of white.
镶嵌有白色线条的彩色装饰玻璃
...a corpulent man with threads of black hair plastered across his brow.
几缕黑发紧贴额头的肥胖男子
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]衣服 You can refer to clothes as threads .
[mainly AM 主美]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
...a cheap place to pick up natty threads.
能买到既整洁时髦而又便宜的衣服的去处
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[N-COUNT 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.
The screw threads will be able to get a good grip.
螺纹能牢牢地咬合卡紧。
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[VERB 动词]穿行;曲折穿过;蜿蜒 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.
[V way prep/adv]
[V prep]
Slowly she threaded her way back through the moving mass of bodies...
她从人流中慢慢地挤了回来。
...threading our way past little boats...
我们在小船中间蜿蜒穿行
We threaded through a network of back streets.
我们在蜘蛛网似的偏僻街道中七拐八拐地穿行。
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[VERB 动词]使(细长的物体)穿过;使穿进 If you thread a long thin object through something, you pass it through one or more holes or narrow spaces.
[V n through n]
[V n into n]
...threading the laces through the eyelets of his shoes...
把鞋带穿进他的鞋眼
Air ducts and electrical cables were threaded through the complex structure...
通风管和电缆在这幢结构复杂的建筑物中穿过。
Instruments developed at the hospital allow doctors to thread microscopic telescopes into the digestive tract.
医院开发研制的仪器使医生们得以将显微内镜伸入消化道。
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[VERB 动词]将(珠子等)穿起来 If you thread small objects such as beads onto a string or thread, you join them together by pushing the string through them.
[V n prep]
Wipe the mushrooms clean and thread them on a string.
把这些蘑菇擦干净,然后用线穿起来。
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[VERB 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.
[V n]
I sit down, thread a needle, snip off an old button.
我坐下来,穿好针,剪下一枚旧纽扣。
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[PHRASE 短语]千钧一发;岌岌可危 If you say that something is hanging by a thread, you mean that it is in a very uncertain state and is unlikely to survive or succeed.
[V inflects]
The fragile peace was hanging by a thread as thousands of hardliners took to the streets.
成千上万的强硬派分子走上街头示威,脆弱的和平局势危在旦夕。
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[PHRASE 短语](活动中断后)继续下去/(经历失败、霉运后)恢复生机 If you pick up the threads of an activity, you start it again after an interruption. If you pick up the threads of your life, you become more active again after a period of failure or bad luck.
[V inflects]
Many women have been able to pick up the threads of their former career.
许多女性得以重操旧业。
Oxford
thread★/θred; NAmEθred/
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threadthreadsthreadedthreadingnoun★ _rope_comp.jpg _thread.jpg 1★[uncountable , countable ]a thin string of cotton, wool, silk, etc. used for sewing or making cloth (棉、毛、丝等的)线◆a needle and thread针线◆a robe embroidered with gold thread用金线绣的长袍◆the delicate threads of a spider's web蜘蛛网的纤丝2[countable ]an idea or a feature that is part of sth greater; an idea that connects the different parts of sth 线索;脉络;思绪;思路;贯穿的主线◆A common thread runs through these discussions.这些讨论都贯穿着一条共同的主线。◆The author skilfully draws together the different threads of the plot.作者娴熟地把情节的各种线索串联在一起。◆I lost the threadof the argument (= I could no longer follow it).我再跟不上这论证的思路了。3[countable ]thread(of sth) a long thin line of sth 线状物;细细的一条◆A thread of light emerged from the keyhole.从锁眼里透出一丝光亮。4[countable ]( computing 计) a series of connected messages on a message boardon the Internet which have been sent by different people (互联网留言板上帖子的)系列相关信息,链式消息5[countable ]the raised line that runs around the length of a screw and that allows it to be fixed in place by twisting 螺纹6threads[plural ]( old-fashioned) ( NAmEslang) clothes 衣服IDIOMsee
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v.verb1[transitive ]threadsth (+ adv./prep.) to pass sth long and thin, especially thread, through a narrow opening or hole 穿(针);纫(针);穿过◆to thread a needle (with cotton)(用棉线)纫针◆to thread cotton through a needle用棉线纫针◆A tiny wire is threaded through a vein to the heart.一根细金属丝从静脉里穿到心脏。2[intransitive , transitive ]to move or make sth move through a narrow space, avoiding things that are in the way (使)穿过;通过;穿行SYN
pick your way
+ adv./prep.◆The waiters threaded between the crowded tables.服务员穿行在拥挤的餐桌之间。~ your way + adv./prep.◆It took me a long time to thread my way through the crowd.我花了很长时间才从人群中挤过去。3[transitive ]threadsth (onto sth) to join two or more objects together by passing sth long and thin through them 穿成串;串在一起◆to thread beads (onto a string)(在绳子上)把珠子串起来4[transitive ]threadsth to pass film, tape, string, etc. through parts of a piece of equipment so that it is ready to use 给…装入(胶片、磁带、丝弦等)5[transitive , usually passive ]threadsth (with sth) to sew or twist a particular type of thread into sth 用…线缝;把…线绞入◆a robe threaded with gold and silver用金银线缝的长袍thread/θred; NAmEθred/
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thread1 noun
thread2 verb
threadthread1 /θred/ ●●○ noun
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1thread (6)thread (1)for sewing [countable, uncountable] a long thin string of cotton, silk etc used to sew or weave cloth: I’m looking for a needle and thread. hand-sewn with gold and silver thread a spool of thread (=small object that thread is wound around)2ideas [singular] an idea, feeling, or feature that connects the different parts of an explanation, story etc: a common thread running within his work His mind wandered, and he lost the thread of what she was saying (=was no longer able to understand it). a thread running through the filmthread of a thread of spirituality in her work3pick up the thread(s) to begin something again after a long period, especially a relationship or way of life: They had known each other as children, and were picking up the threads of their friendship.4internet [countable] a series of messages concerning the same subject, written by members of an Internet discussion group: I’d like to refer to something that was posted in an earlier thread.5line [countable] literary a long thin line of something, such as light, smoke etcthread of The Colorado River was just a thread of silver, 4,000 feet below.6on a screw [countable] a continuous raised line of metal that winds around the curved surface of a screw7threads [plural] American English old-fashioned clothes → hang by a thread
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thread1 noun
thread2 verb
threadthread2 verb [transitive usually + adverb/preposition]
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1to put a thread, string, rope etc through a hole: Will you thread the needle for me?thread something through something Tom threaded the rope through the safety harness.2to put a film, tape etc correctly through parts of a camera,projector, or tape recorder3to connect two or more objects by pushing something such as string through a hole in them: Sue threaded the glass beads onto a piece of heavy string.4thread your way through/into etc something to move through a place by carefully going around things that are blocking your way: She came towards me, threading her way through the crowd.
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thread
[θred]threaded, threading, threads
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线(80%),螺纹(9%),穿过(5%),线索(3%),思路(1%),细丝(1%),穿线于(1%)
n.线;螺纹;思路;衣服;线状物;玻璃纤维;路线
vt.穿过;穿线于;使交织
vi.通过;穿透过
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