thread

Word family adjectivethreadenthreadlikethreadythreadbarenounthreaderthreadinessthreadbarenessthreadfinthreadmakerthreadwormthread

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thread1 /θred/ noun

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。

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

词汇	thread
释义	thread Word family adjectivethreadenthreadlikethreadythreadbarenounthreaderthreadinessthreadbarenessthreadfinthreadmakerthreadwormthread Related topics: Clothes & fashion, Material & textiles, Daily life, Technology thread1 /θred/ ●●○ noun 1 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. 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
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