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cord

/kawrd/US // kɔrd //UK // (kɔːd) //

绳索,绳子,脐带,帘线

Related Words

twine麻绳,麻线,缠绕,绳索fiber纤维,纤维素,纤维制品,纤维的string绳子,弦,绳索,线绳tendon肌腱,筋腱,筋,腱connection连接,联系,连接方式,连接处link链接,联系,连接,连线tie领带,系,领结,捆绑line线,行,路线,线条bond债券,纽带,绑定,担保cordage绳索,线绳,绳缆,绳结

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
    • : Electricity. a small, flexible, insulated cable.
    • : a ribbed fabric, especially corduroy.
    • : a cordlike rib on the surface of cloth.
    • : any influence that binds or restrains: cord of marriage.
    • : Anatomy. a cordlike structure: the spinal cord; umbilical cord.
    • : a unit of volume used chiefly for fuel wood, now generally equal to 128 cu. ft., usually specified as 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high. Abbreviation: cd, cd.
    • : a hangman's rope.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to bind or fasten with a cord or cords.
    • : to pile or stack up in cords.
    • : to furnish with a cord.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounrope
Synonyms
fiber纤维,纤维素,纤维制品,纤维的string绳子,弦,绳索,线绳twine麻绳,麻线,缠绕,绳索bond债券,纽带,绑定,担保connection连接,联系,连接方式,连接处cordage绳索,线绳,绳缆,绳结line线,行,路线,线条link链接,联系,连接,连线tendon肌腱,筋腱,筋,腱tie领带,系,领结,捆绑

Examples

  • The firm claims that the prototype's supposedly functional dashboard display was powered by an extension cord snaking up from under the stage.

  • Drivers will have to find places to charge their vehicles, which is trickier than fueling up at a gas station, especially if you don’t live in a place where you can just run an extension cord from your house out to your car.

  • Yet retinoic acid signaling was thought to be essential for making a brain, nerve cord and other vital features.

  • Musk said he wants to eventually conduct a clinical trial on people who suffer from tetraplegia, a type of paralysis caused by spinal cord injuries.

  • This Ranvoo bag is perfect for your high schooler, as it fits up to a 15-inch laptop, has a cord for phone charging, and provides a dedicated headphone jack that allows for listening on the go.

  • The popular snack has also struck a cord with Paleo dieters, according to Lewis.

  • They hold signs depicting a fetus with a hanging umbilical cord.

  • He carried an extension cord in case he needed to recharge at one of his emergency spots.

  • She tried, says Schreiber, “to cut the umbilical cord to her parents mainly by way of entrance into high culture.”

  • Some doctors speculate they are generated in the spinal cord.

  • Strange to say, the silken cord yielded to the first pull, as if nothing had been wrong with it at all!

  • "You spoke of disgrace," she observed gently, swaying her fan before her by its silken cord.

  • He turned his cool regard upon Chief Inspector Kerry, twirling the cord of his monocle about one finger.

  • Stop and try a ride, Billy, urged Lance Darby, holding the cord of the tugging kite.

  • Taking the scissors from Violet's workbag, she cut the laundry bag carefully into two pieces, saving the cord for a clothesline.

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