lasso

Word family nounlassolassoer

Related topics: Agriculture

las·so1 /ləˈsuː, ˈlæsəʊ $ -soʊ/ noun (plural lassos or lassoes) [countableC]

TAa rope with one end tied in a circle, used to catch cattle and horses, especially in the western US 〔尤指美国西部套捕牛、马用的〕套索 →4 See picture of 见图 lasso

Examples from the Corpus

lasso• Another time she saw Ralph swinging something on a rope, around and around his head, like a lasso.• She sprinkled a circle about their bed, and tossed him a smile that landed round his neck like a lasso.• By wielding his lasso in the White House, Ickes can help to stop Clinton from wandering off-message.

词汇	lasso
释义	lasso Word family nounlassolassoer Related topics: Agriculture las·so1 /ləˈsuː, ˈlæsəʊ $ -soʊ/ noun (plural lassos or lassoes) [countableC] TAa rope with one end tied in a circle, used to catch cattle and horses, especially in the western US 〔尤指美国西部套捕牛、马用的〕套索 →4 See picture of 见图 lasso Examples from the Corpus lasso• Another time she saw Ralph swinging something on a rope, around and around his head, like a lasso.• She sprinkled a circle about their bed, and tossed him a smile that landed round his neck like a lasso.• By wielding his lasso in the White House, Ickes can help to stop Clinton from wandering off-message. Related topics: Agriculture lasso2 verb [transitiveT] TACATCHto catch an animal using a lasso 〔用套索〕套捕 Examples from the Corpus lasso• Their goal is to lasso 1,000 pounds of edibles for the struggling Food Bank.• He even lassoed friend and co-worker Arturo Baez, a skilled front-end loader driver, to come help.• Carl thus became the first and possibly the only man ever to successfully lasso musk ox, polar bears, and walrus.• Once, twice, and then again Mark tried to lasso the thrashing fish, and failed. Origin lasso1 (1700-1800) Spanish Latin laqueus; → LACE1
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