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TOEFL BNC: 5022 COCA: 4714

thread

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Related topics: Clothes & fashion, Material & textiles, Daily life, Technology
thread1 /θred/ ●●○ noun  
1  thread.jpg for sewing 用于缝纫 [countableC, uncountableU]DCTIM a long thin string of cotton, silk etc used to sew or weave cloth 〔缝衣服的〕线
 I’m looking for a needle and thread.
我在找针线。
 hand-sewn with gold and silver thread
用金线和银线手工缝制的
 a spool of thread (=small object that thread is wound around)
一卷线
→5 see picture at 见图 rope1
2  ideas 思想 [singular]CONNECTED WITH an idea, feeling, or feature that connects the different parts of an explanation, story etc 思路，头绪；贯串的主线
 a common thread running within his work
贯串他作品的共同主线
 His mind wandered, and he lost the thread of what she was saying (=was no longer able to understand it).
他走神了，跟不上她的思路。
 a thread running through the film
贯串电影的一条主线
thread of
 a thread of spirituality in her work
贯串在她作品中的灵性
3  pick up the thread(s) CONTINUE/START AGAINto begin something again after a long period, especially a relationship or way of life 〔尤指某种关系或生活方式中断很长时间后〕再继续下去
 They had known each other as children, and were picking up the threads of their friendship.
他们儿时就相识，现在又重拾友谊。
Examples from the Corpus
pick up the thread(s)• Enough to do picking up the threads of his own life.• He picked up the thread and followed it.• They talked non-stop in an elaborate relay race, one picking up the thread as soon as the other paused for breath.• She gradually started to pick up the threads of her life.
4  internet 因特网 [countableC] a series of messages concerning the same subject, written by members of an Internet discussion group 〔网上讨论区涉及同一个主题的〕一连串帖子
 I’d like to refer to something that was posted in an earlier thread.
我想提一下早前的那些帖子中说到的一件事。
5  line 线 [countableC] literaryCF a long thin line of something, such as light, smoke etc 线一样细长的东西
thread of
 The Colorado River was just a thread of silver, 4,000 feet below.
4,000英尺高空下的科罗拉多河犹如一条细长的银线。
6. bulb.jpg on a screw 在螺钉上 [countableC]DT a continuous raised line of metal that winds around the curved surface of a screw 螺纹
7. threads [plural] American EnglishAmE old-fashionedCLOTHES clothes 衣服
→ hang by a thread at hang1(9)
Examples from the Corpus
thread• I tried to hold on to a thread of decency and courage.• But there will be a connective thread through it all.• As a result theoretical discourses are traversed by narrative structures which form a hidden thread running through the argument.• This fabric seems infinite, and its threads worm their way into the natural core that Claire and Jay have formed.• She was knitting a cloth with gold and silver thread.• A strong thread of spirituality runs through L'Engle's books.• Each can be the thread that connects children to an engagement with geography, history, and the like.• They were three, Clotho, the Spinner, who spun the thread of life.• All these threads, and more, entwine in the lines of longitude.
thread running through• As a result theoretical discourses are traversed by narrative structures which form a hidden thread running through the argument.
Related topics: Clothes & fashion, Sewing & knitting, Photography
thread2 verb [transitiveT usually + adverbadv/prepositionprep]  
1  DCDLHto put a thread, string, rope etc through a hole 穿线于
 Will you thread the needle for me?
你能替我穿一下针吗？
thread something through something
 Tom threaded the rope through the safety harness.
汤姆把绳子穿进安全吊带。
2. TCPto put a film, tape etc correctly through parts of a camera, projector, or tape recorder 装入〔胶卷、磁带等〕
3  FASTEN/DO UPto connect two or more objects by pushing something such as string through a hole in them 用线把…穿起来
 Sue threaded the glass beads onto a piece of heavy string.
休把玻璃珠穿到一根粗线上。
4  thread your way through/into etc something GOto move through a place by carefully going around things that are blocking your way 小心〔避开障碍物〕穿过/进入某地等
 She came towards me, threading her way through the crowd.
她穿过人群朝我走来。
Examples from the Corpus
thread your way through/into etc something• Even as I write this, the shared facts of our lives continue to thread their way through our flesh.• He threads his way through narrow alleys where the sun never penetrates.• I watched her thread her way through the crowd, toward the elevator.• Judges have a hard time trying to thread their way through the labyrinthine case law.• Rather, the guitar and drum set seem like obbligato instruments, threading their way through the varied and highly imaginative texture.• The door was held open for him, and he threaded his way through all the backstage equipment.• This time she threaded her way through the high peaks of the Rockies without incident.• We thread our way through the cemetery, misquoting or humming quietly and almost comforted.
Examples from the Corpus
thread• Some of the tunnels must have run for miles, winding in and out of the channels of water that threaded everywhere.• Huong was already threading his machine.• Thread the beads on a string and make a necklace.• He threaded the pen back through her fingers, gently.• They missed his knack of threading the play together and didn't produce their usual rhythm.• Rather, the guitar and drum set seem like obbligato instruments, threading their way through the varied and highly imaginative texture.• Steel threaded through her muscles, and her senses became as sharp as a cat's.• A tip for threading up Silver Reed or Knitmaster machines.
thread ... needle• The hole is big so that children can thread the needle.
Origin thread1
Old English thræd
thread1 nounthread2 verb
Chinese
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TOEFL BNC: 5022 COCA: 4714
thread

noun¹

 1piece of cotton, etc.棉線ADJECTIVE | ... OF THREAD | VERB + THREAD | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤strong結實的線▸➤delicate (usually figurative) , fine, fragile (usually figurative) , thin纖細的線；易斷的線；細線◇Our lives hang by a fragile thread.我們命懸一線。➤loose鬆散的線▸➤matching配色線▸➤cotton, gold, silk, etc.棉線、金線、絲線等▸➤embroidery, sewing繡花線；縫紉線▸➤warp, weft經紗線；緯紗線... OF THREAD➤length, piece一段線；一根線VERB + THREAD➤spin紡線▸➤pull開線；脫線◇You've pulled a thread in your sweater.你把毛衣弄開線了。➤cut割斷線PHRASES➤hanging by a thread (often figurative) 懸於一線◇The player's career is hanging by a thread after this latest injury to his knee.該選手最近這次膝蓋受傷使其運動生涯岌岌可危。➤needle and thread針線
thread

noun²

 2connection between ideas, parts of a story, etc.線索；脈絡ADJECTIVE | VERB + THREAD | THREAD + VERB ADJECTIVE➤central, main中心線索；主線▸➤common, connecting共同主線；相連的線索▸➤consistent, continuous前後連貫的主線▸➤narrative, plot敍事／情節線索▸➤loose鬆散的線索◇Apart from one or two loose threads, the police now had the complete picture of what happened.除了一兩條鬆散的線索之外，警察對於發生的事情已經有了全盤瞭解。VERB + THREAD➤have有主線◇These stories have no real common thread.這些故事沒有真正的共同主線。➤follow, trace跟上思路；追踪線索◇I found it hard to follow the main thread of his argument.我覺得很難跟上他論證的主線。➤find找到聯繫；發現線索◇Police have not been able to find a common thread linking the victims.警方尚未找到把受害者串聯起來的線索。➤lose迷失思路◇The speaker lost his thread halfway through the talk.講話者講到一半亂了思路。➤keep保持思路◇She struggled against all the interruptions to keep the thread of her argument.她努力排除各種干擾以確保自己論證的思路。➤draw together, pick up, pull together, weave把各條線索聯繫起來；接上線索；理清思路◇The author eventually picks up the various threads of the plot and weaves them into a masterly conclusion.作者最終將情節的各條線索收攏到一起，編造出了一個高明的結局。THREAD + VERB➤run through sth線索貫穿⋯◇A continuous thread runs through all the versions of the legend.一條連貫的主線貫穿着這個傳說的各種版本。➤connect, link線索連接▸➤emerge線索呈現◇On studying the different historians' accounts, common threads emerge.研究不同歷史學家的記載，會發現其中有共同的線索。➤unravel線索解開◇As the movie progresses, the threads of the plot slowly begin to unravel.隨着電影的展開，情節的脈絡漸漸明朗起來。
thread

noun³

 3series of connected messages一系列關聯信息ADJECTIVE | VERB + THREAD ADJECTIVE➤comment, discussion評論帖；討論帖VERB + THREAD➤open, start開帖
TOEFL BNC: 5022 COCA: 4714
thread noun
⇨ fibre (the threads of a spider's web) ⇨ message (thread of the argument) ⇨ rope (embroidered with gold thread)thread verb
⇨ edge
TOEFL BNC: 5022 COCA: 4714

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