noose
noun
uk/nuːs/us/nuːs/[C]
one end of aropetiedtoformacirclethat can betightenedround something such as a person'snecktohang(=kill)them:
绞索，绳套They put him on the back of ahorseandloopeda noose around hisneck.他们把他放在马背上，并用绳索套住他的脖子。
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[S]
aseriousproblemorlimit:
问题；束缚，羁绊The noose ofpovertywastightening(=becomingmoreserious)daily.贫困问题日益加剧。
Cords, ropes, cables & string
- bell pull
- bowline
- bungee
- cable
- catgut
- cord
- fibre
- flex
- halter
- halyard
- harness
- landline
- lariat
- rein
- shock cord
- string
- stringed
- stringy
- tether
- tow rope
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