1piece of cotton, etc.棉線ADJECTIVE | ... OF THREAD | VERB + THREAD | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤strong結實的線▸➤delicate (usuallyfigurative) , fine, fragile (usuallyfigurative) , 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 (oftenfigurative) 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
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2connection between ideas, parts of a story, etc.線索;脈絡ADJECTIVE | VERB + THREAD | THREAD + VERBADJECTIVE➤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