rope
UK [rəʊp] US [roʊp] noun
ADVANCED countable or uncountable
■(a piece of) strong, thick string made of long twisted threads 粗绳；缆绳；绳索•A sailor threw a rope ashore and we tied the boat to a post.一个水手将一条缆绳扔到岸上，我们就把船拴到了一根柱子上。 •a coil of rope一卷绳子 countable
■several of one type of object connected together on a string （串在一起的）（一）串，（一）条•a rope of garlic一辫大蒜 •a rope of pearls一串珍珠 the ropes [plural]
■thick rope which surrounds an area used for boxing (= sport in which two people hit each other) or wrestling 围绳（围绕拳击或摔跤场所的粗绳；拳击运动是两个人在场上对打的运动）•The middleweight boxing champion had his opponent up against the ropes.那个中量级拳击冠军将对手逼到了拳击台的护栏上。
UK [rəʊp] US [roʊp] noun
learn/know the ropes
■to learn/know how to do a job or activity 知道诀窍；懂行，在行
UK [rəʊp] US [roʊp] noun
on the ropes informal
■doing badly and likely to fail 处于困境；即将失败，即将完蛋•I think the business is finally on the ropes.我觉得这家企业最终还是要垮掉。
UK [rəʊp] US [roʊp] noun
show/teach sb the ropes
■to show someone how to do a job or activity 给（某人）指点窍门；教（某人）如何工作•Lynn spent an afternoon showing the new girl the ropes.林恩花了一下午的时间教那个新来的年轻女职员入门。
UK [rəʊp] US [roʊp] verb transitive usually + adverb or preposition
■to tie things together with rope （用绳索）捆，绑，系•I'll rope my horse to your car and pull you out of the ditch.我把我的马套在你的汽车上把你从沟里拉出来。 •The climbers roped themselves together.登山者用绳索把他们自己都连在一起。
UK [rəʊp] US [roʊp] verb transitive usually + adverb or preposition
Phrasal Verbs [M] rope sb in informal
■to persuade someone to do something for you 劝说（某人）帮忙；说服（某人）加入•At the last minute, we roped in a couple of spectators to complete the team.在最后关头，我们说服几位观看的人加入，凑足了比赛人数。
UK [rəʊp] US [roʊp] verb transitive usually + adverb or preposition
Phrasal Verbs [M] rope sth/somewhere off
■to surround an area or place with ropes in order to keep people out 用绳围起；用绳索圈起•The police roped off the scene of the crime.员警用绳子将犯罪现场围了起来。 |