noose
[nu:s] noun
countable
■one end of a rope tied to form a circle which can be tightened round something such as a person's neck to hang (= kill) them 绞索，绳套•They put him on the back of a horse and looped a noose around his neck.他们把他放在马背上，并用绳索套住他的脖子。 only singular
■a serious problem or limit 问题；束缚，羁绊•The noose of poverty was tightening (= becoming more serious) daily.贫困问题日益加剧。 |