新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

thread

英 [θred]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

threads
1. [C, U 有变体名词] （尤指用于缝纫的）线
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.
双语例句
例：
This time I'll do it right with a spool of thread.
这次我会用一轴线把它弄好的。
2. [C 可数名词] 主线
The thread of an argument, a story, or a situation is an aspect of it that connects all the different parts together.
双语例句
例：
The thread running through many of these proposals was the theme of individual power and opportunity.
贯穿众多提案的主线，是个人权力与机遇的主题。
3. [C 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.
双语例句
例：
A thin, glistening thread of moisture ran along the rough concrete sill.
一条细细亮亮的水印爬过粗糙的水泥窗台。
4. [C 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.
双语例句
例：
The screw threads will be able to get a good grip.
这些螺纹可以咬合得很紧。
5. [C 可数名词] （新闻组等网站上的）话题
On websites such as newsgroups, a thread is one of the subjects that is being written about.
双语例句
例：
The dialogues are organized by month so you can go back to previous threads and read them.
这些对话是按月份编排的，所以你可以找以前的话题来读一读。

VERB. 动词

threads , threading , threaded
1. [T 及物动词] 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.
双语例句
例：
I sit down, thread a needle, snip off an old button.
我坐下来，穿好针，剪下了一粒旧钮扣。
2. [I 不及物动词] 穿行
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.
双语例句
例：
Slowly she threaded her way back through the moving mass of bodies.
她在行人中缓慢穿行，挤了回来。
3. [T 及物动词] 把（细长物体）穿进
If you thread a long thin object through something, you pass it through one or more holes or narrow spaces.
双语例句
例：
threading the laces through the eyelets of his shoes.
把鞋带穿进他的鞋眼。
4. [T 及物动词] 把（珠子等）串起来
If you thread small objects such as beads onto a string or thread, you join them together by pushing the string through them.
双语例句
例：
Wipe the mushrooms clean and thread them on a string.
把蘑菇擦干净，然后把它们串在细绳上。