| 释义 |
nooseBrE /nuːs/ NAmE /nuːs/ noun a circle that is tied in one end of a rope with a knot that allows the circle to get smaller as the other end of the rope is pulled 绳套；套索；活扣◆ a hangman's noose 绞索◆ (figurative ) His debts were a noose around his neck . 债务就像套在他脖子上的一条套索。 |