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at end of one's rope

/rohp/US // roʊp //UK // (rəʊp) //

穷途末路,迫在眉睫,走投无路,黔驴技穷

Related Words

twine麻绳,麻线,缠绕,绳索string绳子,弦,绳索,线绳thread航线,航线的问题tape磁带,带子,胶带,录音带cable电缆,缆线,缆绳,缆索strand股,股价,股绳,股线lariat长棍,加长版,加长线,加长腿lace系带,花边,腰带,喱士lanyard挂绳,系绳,系带,系索lasso套索,套牢,套筒,套结cordage绳索,线绳,绳缆,绳结hawser缆绳,钢丝绳,鹰嘴豆,鹰嘴兽braiding辫子,编织,编制,编织物

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
    • : a lasso.
    • : ropes, the cords used to enclose a prize ring or other space.Informal.the operations of a business or the details of any undertaking: The new employee didn't take long to learn the ropes.
    • : a hangman's noose, halter, or cord.
    • : the sentence or punishment of death by hanging.
    • : a quantity of material or a number of things twisted or strung together in the form of a cord: a rope of tobacco.
    • : a stringy, viscid, or glutinous formation in a liquid: ropes of slime.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    roped, rop·ing.

    • : to tie, bind, or fasten with a rope.
    • : to enclose, partition, or mark off with a rope or ropes.
    • : to catch with a lasso; lasso.
    • : Nautical. to reinforce with a boltrope.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    roped, rop·ing.

    • : to be drawn out into a filament of thread; become ropy.
  1. 1
    • : rope in, Informal. to lure or entice, especially by employing deception: The swindler had roped in a number of gullible persons.

Phrases

  • rope in
  • end of one's rope
  • enough rope
  • (show someone) know the ropes
  • on the ropes

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inincensed
Synonyms
dogged执着的,执着,艰难的,坚定不移enraged怒气冲冲,愤怒的,怒气冲冲的,怒火中烧exasperated气急败坏,气急败坏的,气冲冲的,气愤的indignant忿忿不平,愤慨的,愤慨,愤怒的infuriated愤怒的,愤愤不平,愤慨的,恼怒的irate愤怒的,恼怒的,恼火的,愤怒miffed恼怒,忿忿不平,恼火,恼怒的buffaloed水牛奶,水冲式,水牛城,水冲式的bugged有缺陷的,被窃听的,有问题的,有问题fuming冒烟,冒火,冒烟的,冒泡hacked被砍的,黑客攻击,遭黑客攻击的,黑客攻击的peeved恼怒的,恼火的,懊恼的,恼怒riled愤怒的,愤怒,惊慌失措,激动bummed out沮丧的,遗憾的是,沮丧,懊恼burned up被烧毁的,烧毁的,烧毁了,烧毁了的furious愤怒,愤怒的,暴怒,狂怒hot and bothered热火朝天,热热闹闹,热闹的,热热闹闹的huffy愠怒,愠怒的,烦躁不安,烦躁ireful愤怒的,愤怒,愤怒的人,愤慨mad疯狂,疯狂的,疯了,疯on the warpath在战争的道路上,在战争的路上,在战争中steamed up蒸蒸日上,蒸蒸日上的,蒸气腾腾的,蒸气腾腾up in arms手足无措,手忙脚乱,手足相残,手忙脚乱的uptight拘谨,拘谨的,拘束,拘谨的人wrathful愤怒的,忿怒的,彪悍的,忿忿不平
as indespairing
Synonyms
grief-stricken悲痛欲绝,悲痛欲绝的,哀痛欲绝,悲痛欲绝的人melancholic忧郁的,忧郁,忧郁的人,忧郁型melancholy感伤,忧郁的人,忧郁的,忧郁pessimistic悲观,悲观的,悲观主义,悲观主义的suicidal自杀式,自杀式的,自杀性,自杀性的blue蓝色的,蓝色,蓝dejected沮丧的,颓废的,颓废,颓丧depressed消沉的,沮丧的,郁闷,郁闷的oppressed被压迫的,被压迫者,受压迫的,被压迫sunk沉没,沉没的,沉没了,沉没式anxious焦急的,焦虑的,焦虑不安,焦虑brokenhearted伤心欲绝,心碎的人,心碎,心碎了can't win赢不了,赢不了的,不可能赢,打不赢cynical愤世嫉俗,嘲讽的,嘲讽,愤世嫉俗的desperate惨烈的,穷途末路,迫切的,惨烈disconsolate凄凄惨惨戚戚,凄凉,凄凄惨惨,凄凉的downcast灰心丧气,灰心丧气的,低落的情绪,低沉forlorn惆怅,惆怅的,怅然若失,怅惘frantic疯狂的,狂热的,疯狂,狂暴hopeless无可救药,没救了,无可救药的,无望的in pain在痛苦中,痛苦中,在疼痛中,痛苦中的in the dumps在垃圾堆里,在垃圾场,在垃圾堆中,在垃圾桶里in the pits在坑里,在坑中,坑内,在坑里的in the soup在汤里,在汤中,在汤里的,汤中inconsolable悲痛欲绝,伤心欲绝,悲痛欲绝的,欲哭无泪miserable悲惨的,凄惨的,凄惨,悲惨的事no-win无胜负,无胜算,无赢家,不胜其扰not a prayer不是祈祷,不是祷告,不是祈祷文,不祈祷sad悲伤,伤心,悲伤的,悲哀shot down被击落,击落,被击落的,被击落了strabilious拮据的,拮据的人,拮据,拮抗weighed down沉重的负担,沉重的压力,沉重沉重的,沉重的wretched凄惨的,惨不忍睹,惨不忍睹的,凄惨
as indesperate
Synonyms
despondent沮丧的,惆怅的,惆怅,抑郁症forlorn惆怅,惆怅的,怅然若失,怅惘futile徒劳的,徒劳无益,徒劳无功,徒劳sad悲伤,伤心,悲伤的,悲哀vain虚荣,虚荣心,徒劳,徒劳的downcast灰心丧气,灰心丧气的,低落的情绪,低沉goner死神,死者,死神降临,死神来了back to the wall背对着墙,回墙,回到墙上,背对墙can't win赢不了,赢不了的,不可能赢,打不赢dead duck死鸭子,死鸭子嘴硬,死鸭子上架,死鸭子嘴软despairing绝望的,绝望,绝望的时候,绝望地desponding惆怅,惆怅的,忧郁的,沮丧的gone走了,消失了,消失的,消失了的hard up紧迫,紧紧咬住,紧紧咬住不放,紧巴巴的in the soup在汤里,在汤中,在汤里的,汤中in the toilet在厕所里,厕所里,在厕所,在厕所中inconsolable悲痛欲绝,伤心欲绝,悲痛欲绝的,欲哭无泪irrecoverable不可恢复的,无法收回的,无法恢复的,不可收回的irremediable无可救药,无可救药的,不可救药,不可救药的irretrievable无法挽回的,无可挽回的,不可挽回的,无法挽回no-chance没有机会,无机会,没机会,没有机会了no-way无路可走,无路可逃,无路,无路可退no-win无胜负,无胜算,无赢家,不胜其扰running out of time没时间了,没时间,时不我待,时间紧迫sunk沉没,沉没的,沉没了,沉没式up against it反对,违背了它,抵挡住了,抵挡着它up the creek在小河上,在小河边,在小河边上,在小溪上useless无用的,无用,没有用的,毫无用处wretched凄惨的,惨不忍睹,惨不忍睹的,凄惨

Examples

  • Serrations are designed to cut rope or cord but also reduce the portion of a blade that can be used to perform other cutting tasks, and they’re difficult to sharpen.

  • In traditional cultures, this might involve things like making rope, gathering and processing food, constructing houses, and firing pottery.

  • If you’re looking for indoor activities, think about streaming a yoga class or finding a jump rope.

  • If you shake it up and down, you create a wave, with the rope as your medium.

  • The piece of rope touching your hand doesn’t move away from your hand.

  • She tugged on the black rope that wrapped around his thighs and torso, her leather gloves creaking with each adjustment.

  • “I like decorating my slaves,” she said, referencing the rope, her thin, crimson-coated lips peeling off her front teeth.

  • From the roof of the barn is a long loop of rope, through this the turkey is suspended by its legs.

  • Clinton, meanwhile, spent several minutes greeting audience members along the rope line and posing for cellphone selfies.

  • After all, what politician blurts out a major life decision while working a rope line?

  • It occurred to him then, for the first time, that a third resource was open—he might cut the rope, and let the kite go free!

  • Once the rope got tangled around Squinty's foot, and he jumped over it to get free.

  • All this while Squinty was chewing on the apple which he had picked up from the ground after he had jumped over the rope.

  • Every few days after that the boy took Squinty out of his pen, and let him do the rope-jumping and the acorn-hunting tricks.

  • And it did not take Squinty long to learn to jump the rope when there was no apple on the other side.

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