nooses

英 [ˈnuːsɪz]

美 [ˈnusɪz]

n. 绳套; 套索; 活扣
noose的第三人称单数和复数

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.
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。

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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。
Now I must prepare the nooses and the rope to lash him alongside, he thought.
现在我得准备好套索和绳子，把它绑在船边，他想。
Millions of dogs and cats in China are bludgeoned, strangled with wire nooses and literally bled to death, just so their fur can be turned into trim and trinkets.
中国成千上万的猫和狗都被大棒打死、金属丝勒死，活活等着血尽而死，而他们的皮毛则变成干净整洁的人们的玩物。
Three nooses round me here.
我的脖子上套着二道绞索。
Application of Strong Prestressed Anchor Nooses in Seam-pier Structure
缝墩结构中大吨位预应力锚索的设计