rope

n. 绳, 索, 粗绳, 绞索, 决窍
vt. 捆, 缚, 绑, 圈起, 以绳将...系住
vi. 拧成绳状
【电】 绳
相关词组:
rope sth off
rope sb in

名词:roper 动词过去式:roped 过去分词:roped 现在分词:roping 第三人称单数:ropes 

rope

n.（名词）
A flexible, heavy cord of tightly intertwined hemp or other fiber.
绳索：用大麻或其它纤维紧紧缠绕的有柔韧性且粗重的绳子
A string of items attached in one line by or as if by twisting or braiding:
绳状的（一）串或（一）条：似拧成或编成一行的一串东西：
例句：
a rope of onions.
一串洋葱

A sticky glutinous formation of stringy matter in a liquid.
丝状黏质，黏丝：液体中丝状物质的胶粘的组成物


A cord with a noose at one end for hanging a person.
绞索：一端有活绳结用来绞死人的绳索
Execution or death by hanging:
绞刑，上吊：
例句：
to die by the rope.
吊死

A lasso or lariat.
（套捕马或牛的）套索
ropes Sports Several cords strung between poles to enclose a boxing or wrestling ring.
ropes 【体育运动】 围绳：系在柱子上围住拳击台或摔跤台四周的绳子
ropes Informal Specialized procedures or details:
ropes 【非正式用语】 决窍：专门的程序或细节：
例句：
learn the ropes; know the ropes.
学会决窍；知道决窍

v.（动词）
roped,rop.ing,ropes
v.tr.（及物动词）
To tie or fasten with or as if with rope.
系住，束缚：用或似用绳子系住或捆紧
To enclose, separate, or partition with or as if with a rope:
用绳围起，用绳隔开：用或似用绳子围起、分隔或隔开：
例句：
rope off the scene of the crime.
用绳子把犯罪现场围起来

To catch with a rope or lasso.
用绳索或套索抓住
Informal To trick or deceive:
【非正式用语】 愚弄，欺骗：
例句：
An unscrupulous salesperson roped us into buying worthless property.
一个不道德的推销员骗我们买毫无价值的房地产

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become like a cord or rope.
成索状或绳状

<习惯用语>on the ropes
Sports Knocked against the ropes that enclose a boxing ring.
【体育运动】 击倒在柱索上：拳击时被击倒在拳击台的围绳上
On the verge of defeat or collapse; hopeless or powerless.
即将完蛋：濒于失败或崩溃；无望或无力的
the end of (one`s) rope
The limit of one`s patience, endurance, or resources:
限度：某人耐心、耐力或策略的限度：
例句：
After six months on strike, the workers were at the end of their rope.
工人们经过'个月的罢工后已经精疲力竭了

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English r3p
源自 古英语 r3p

【引伸】
rop.er
n.（名词）