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splice

/splahys/US // splaɪs //UK // (splaɪs) //

衔接,緁,衔接起来

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    spliced, splic·ing.

    • : to join together or unite by the interweaving of strands.
    • : to unite by overlapping and binding their ends.
    • : to unite by butting and cementing.
    • : to join or unite.
    • : Genetics. to join together.
    • : Informal. to unite in marriage: They'll be spliced in June.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
    • : the union or junction made by splicing.
    • : a joining or junction of two pieces of timber, spar, etc., by overlapping and fastening the ends.
    • : a joining of film, electromagnetic tape, or the like.

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Examples

  • The uni splice maintains its strength under strain when tied with 15- to 80-pound-test, but it tends to fail with lighter lines, especially if jolted suddenly.

  • Braid does not work well with a uni splice, as its skinny profile and slick coating tend to cause the knots to over-tighten and slip through instead of jamming.

  • Warning: the video is LONG and has an awkward splice in the middle where the Skype connection failed.

  • Sort of a combination grammar and punctuation problem, is what I call the “however comma splice.”

  • Hands were sent aloft to fish the foreyard, and to knot and splice the most important parts of the running rigging.

  • His fingers finally closed over the wire; he jerked it out and with it the splice tool.

  • He got most of the strands of one end of wire shoved into a splice lug, and called it good enough.

  • If he could splice the wire hanging in front of him, Valier would once more be in perfect shape.

  • Then the splice was completed, and by evening we were under way for Cagayan, laying cable as we went.