noose

noun

1. 绳套；套索；活扣
   a circle that is tied in one end of a rope with a knot that allows the circle to get smaller as the other end of the rope is pulled
   1. a hangman's noose
      绞索
   2. His debts were a noose around his neck.
      债务就像套在他脖子上的一条套索。

1. 绳套;套索;活扣
   A noose is a circular loop at the end of a piece of rope or wire. A noose is tied with a knot that allows it to be tightened, and it is usually used to trap animals or hang people.
2. N-COUNT 束缚;圈套;陷阱
   You can refer to something that traps people in a difficult situation as a noose around their neck.
   1. The rebels are tightening the noose around the capital...
      叛乱分子正在收紧对首都的包围。
   2. Too often women find their jobs turning into nooses around their neck.
      女性常常感到工作成了一种束缚。

1. The rebels are tightening the noose around the capital
   叛乱分子正在收紧对首都的包围。
2. Too often women find their jobs turning into nooses around their neck.
   女性常常感到工作成了一种束缚。
3. He cut the rope then and went astern to noose the tail.
   然后他割下一截绳子，走到船梢去套住鱼尾巴。
4. This time you have really put your head in the noose.
   这次你真是自投罗网了。
5. A trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose.
   捕捉鸟类或小哺乳动物的捕捉机；通常有一个套索。
6. I want you to stand up there and put your head in that noose.
   我要你站上去，然后把头伸到套索里。
7. I found a piece of rope, made a noose, slipped it about the kitten's neck.
   我找来一根绳子，打了个扣，顺手一撸套上了小猫的脖子。
8. But I don't see why I should put my head in a noose to conceal his affair.
   但我不明白我为什么要自讨苦吃，去帮他隐瞒他的风流韵事。
9. My noose setup, among other things.
   其中包括那套活结装置。
10. And you're gonna preach your neck right into a hangman's noose.
    现在你正在把你的脖子放进刽子手的绳套里。
11. Dexter: the noose is tightening.
    绳子勒得更紧了。
12. I waved my right arm as Launcelot swept in-he recognized my rag-I tore away noose and bandage.
    一见朗斯洛风驰电掣而来，我就把右臂一挥他认出我那块破布了我扯下的绳子和绷带。
13. But I never did anything intentionally to displease him; I liked the job too well to put a noose around my neck.
    不过我从来没有有意做什么事情使他不快，我大喜欢这份工作了，绝不会把绞索往自己脖子上套。
14. That is to say, we already suffer a cruel exploitation since we lower our head and hand over the noose on neck to globalization to start English study.
    因为我们降低我们的头而且将在脖子上的套索移交给全球化开始英文研究，也就是说，我们已经遭受一个残酷的开发。
15. The other got busted, went the noose route in his cell.
    还有一个被发现后在自己的地下室上吊了。
16. That noose was a pain in the neck.
    这套索要挂脖子上可真痛苦。
17. He's supposed to be headed back with the noose.
    他应该把套索带回去了。
18. One morning, in cool blood, I slipped a noose about its neck and hung it to the limb of a tree.
    一天早晨，我残忍地用套索勒住它的脖子，并把它吊在了树枝上。
19. While the otter is going about this task, the rabbit fashions a noose from tree bark.
    趁着水獭抓鸭子的工夫，兔子用树皮做了一个绳套。
20. State regulation would tighten the noose.
    政府监管更会加重束缚。
21. As the prisoner fell, the noose would snap his neck.
    在犯人往下掉的时候，绞索圈套就会突然勒紧他的脖子。
22. Be aware that a halo has to fall only a few inches to be a noose.
    要注意荣耀必会坠落到只有数英吋的套索。
23. A hangman's noose had already been placed around his neck.
    一个绞刑的绳圈已经套在他的脖子上。
24. He hanged himself in his cell with a noose of sheets tied to the bars.
    他在牢房里用被单做成索套系在铁条上，上吊自杀。
25. Who spits silk dimensions THROUGH THE noose looped by the raft?
    谁吐通过木筏环绞索丝尺寸？
26. Sikes made a running noose, and called him again.
    赛克斯打了个一勒就紧的套结，又叫他一声。
27. Yet elsewhere the economic noose may bring better news.
    但在其它地区，这种经济绞索可能会带来更好的结果。
28. Put a noose around somebody's neck
    把绞索套在某人脖子上
29. You asked us to say,'We have caught the sniper like a duck in a noose.
    你们希望听到我们说：'我们抓获那个杀手就像抓住绳套里的鸭子一样。'。
30. Gather around, everybody. there's "good noose" tonight.
    所有人都集合，今晚将有绞刑。

noun

1. a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot

   Synonym:    running nooseslip noose

2. a trap for birds or small mammals

   Synonym:    snaregin

verb

1. secure with a noose

2. make a noose in or of