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TOEFL BNC: 5022 COCA: 4714

thread

1 thread /ˈθrɛd/ noun
plural threads
1 thread
/ˈθrɛd/
noun
plural threads
Learner's definition of THREAD
: a long, thin piece of cotton, silk, etc., used for sewing线;丝线;棉线
[noncount]
[count]
see picture at sewing
[count] literary : a long, thin line of something细线;线状物usually + of
[count] : the raised line that winds around a screw螺纹
[singular] : an idea, feeling, etc., that connects the different parts of something (such as a story)思路;贯穿的主线
[count] computers : a series of related messages that are written on an Internet message board(互联网留言板上的)同主题帖子,系列相关帖子
threads [plural] US, informal + old-fashioned : clothes

hang by a thread

see 1hang

pick up the threads

informal
: to begin something again after a long time(中断后)再继续下去

— threadlike

/ˈθrɛdˌlaɪk/ adjective
2 thread /ˈθrɛd/ verb
threads; threaded; threading
2 thread
/ˈθrɛd/
verb
threads; threaded; threading
Learner's definition of THREAD
[+ object] : to put a thread, string, rope, etc., through a hole in something穿(针线、绳索)
[+ object] : to put (film or tape) into a movie camera, tape recorder, etc., so that it is ready to be used装好(胶卷或录音带)
: to move forward by turning and going through narrow spaces穿过(狭窄空间)
[+ object]
[no object]
[+ object] : to put (something) on a thread : string用线穿

— threader

noun, plural threaders [count]
TOEFL BNC: 5022 COCA: 4714

thread

1 of 2

noun

1
a
: a filament, a group of filaments twisted together, or a filamentous length formed by spinning and twisting short textile fibers into a continuous strand
b
: a piece of thread
2
a
: any of various natural filaments
the threads of a spiderweb
b
: a slender stream (as of water)
c
: a projecting helical rib (as in a fitting or on a pipe) by which parts can be screwed together : screw thread
3
: something continuous or drawn out: such as
a
: a line of reasoning or train of thought that connects the parts in a sequence (as of ideas or events)
lost the thread of the story
b
: a continuing element
a thread of melancholy marked all his writing
c
: a series of electronic messages (as on a message board or social media website) following a single topic or in response to a single message
4
: a tenuous or feeble support
hung on by a thread
5
threads plural : clothing
threadless adjective
threadlike adjective

thread

2 of 2

verb

threaded; threading; threads

transitive verb

1
a
: to pass a thread through the eye of (a needle)
b
: to arrange a thread, yarn, or lead-in piece in working position for use in (a machine)
2
a(1)
: to pass something through in the manner of a thread
thread a pipe with wire
(2)
: to pass (something, such as a tape, line, or film) into or through something
threaded a fresh roll of film into the camera
b
: to make one's way through or between
threading narrow alleys
also : to make one's way usually cautiously through a hazardous situation
3
: to put together on or as if on a thread : string
thread beads
4
: to interweave with or as if with threads : intersperse
dark hair threaded with silver
5
: to form a screw thread on or in

intransitive verb

1
: weave sense 2
the car threaded through traffic
2
: to form a thread
threader noun

Example Sentences

Noun A thread was hanging from the hem of her coat. the unwary bug was snared in the sticky threads of the spider's web Verb She threaded her shoelace through the holes. thread film through a camera They had to thread their way through the crowd. Waiters threaded through the crowd. a river that threads through narrow valleys See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Within hours of the story going live, Srinivasan is on an email thread about it. Anthony Lydgate, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2022 West, who first announced the Yeezy Gap collaboration in 2020, explained how his message is being misrepresented and misunderstood on a viral social media thread, noting that his goal was trying to make getting dressed easier. Kristen Altus, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2022 Of a couple dozen comments on a Facebook thread — a very serious poll — the vast majority said they are known as lightning bugs in the Hoosier state. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 29 June 2022 Other users chimed in on the thread, noting that watermelon is not a common fruit among the African diaspora. Doha Madani, NBC News, 6 June 2022 One user on the thread posted a handful of alleged PC setting screenshots that show typical options tweaks like ray-tracing, ambient occlusion and reflection quality. Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 2 June 2022 The comments on the Facebook thread started back in October, with people mostly looking for housing in Juneau during the race. Yvonne Krumrey, Anchorage Daily News, 18 May 2022 Also on Twitter, 29-year-old Kevin Sonei’s recent tweet thread about his personal experience with crypto losses and a suicide attempt went viral. Jon Sarlin, CNN, 17 May 2022 In his comment thread on Twitter, Passons said that two years ago the county paid those who had experienced homelessness to inform the design of programs to meet the community’s needs. San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022
Verb
Market watchers say the Fed is trying to thread the needle of cooling inflation while not tanking the broader economy. Bryan Logan, NBC News, 22 June 2022 But if Youngkin can thread the needle, the wider political world will take note. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 11 Oct. 2021 In a nation in which race is often a determinant of party identity, this will be a tricky needle to thread. Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 Simply unscrew your current showerhead and thread the Aquashower onto the pipe, then put the shower head back on. Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 19 July 2022 Parents will have to cut the rulers into small pieces, while kids paint the edges and thread the cording. Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 18 July 2022 Dettelbach tried to thread the needle between the factions at his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing last week, which occurred the morning after a Texas teenager killed more than a dozen elementary school students in a mass shooting. Sabrina Eaton, cleveland, 1 June 2022 Then, open the o-ring hoop and thread the metal through the hole. Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 6 July 2022 Double up your rope and thread it through the magnet’s eyebolt or a carabiner. Ben Demchak, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English thred, from Old English thrǣd; akin to Old High German drāt wire, Old English thrāwan to cause to twist or turn — more at throw entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of thread was before the 12th century
TOEFL BNC: 5022 COCA: 4714
thread

noun¹

1piece of cotton, etc.棉線ADJECTIVE | ... OF THREAD | VERB + THREAD | PHRASES ADJECTIVEstrong結實的線delicate (usually figurative) , fine, fragile
(usually figurative) , thin纖細的線;易斷的線;細線
Our lives hang by a fragile thread.我們命懸一線。loose鬆散的線matching配色線cotton, gold, silk, etc.棉線、金線、絲線等embroidery, sewing繡花線;縫紉線warp, weft經紗線;緯紗線... OF THREADlength, piece一段線;一根線VERB + THREADspin紡線pull開線;脫線You've pulled a thread in your sweater.你把毛衣弄開線了。cut割斷線PHRASEShanging by a thread (often figurative) 懸於一線The player's career is hanging by a thread after this latest injury to his knee.該選手最近這次膝蓋受傷使其運動生涯岌岌可危。needle and thread針線
thread

noun²

2connection between ideas, parts of a story, etc.線索;脈絡ADJECTIVE | VERB + THREAD | THREAD + VERB ADJECTIVEcentral, main中心線索;主線common, connecting共同主線;相連的線索consistent, continuous前後連貫的主線narrative, plot敍事/情節線索loose鬆散的線索Apart from one or two loose threads, the police now had the complete picture of what happened.除了一兩條鬆散的線索之外,警察對於發生的事情已經有了全盤瞭解。VERB + THREADhave有主線These stories have no real common thread.這些故事沒有真正的共同主線。follow, trace跟上思路;追踪線索I found it hard to follow the main thread of his argument.我覺得很難跟上他論證的主線。find找到聯繫;發現線索Police have not been able to find a common thread linking the victims.警方尚未找到把受害者串聯起來的線索。lose迷失思路The speaker lost his thread halfway through the talk.講話者講到一半亂了思路。keep保持思路She struggled against all the interruptions to keep the thread of her argument.她努力排除各種干擾以確保自己論證的思路。draw together, pick up, pull together, weave把各條線索聯繫起來;接上線索;理清思路The author eventually picks up the various threads of the plot and weaves them into a masterly conclusion.作者最終將情節的各條線索收攏到一起,編造出了一個高明的結局。THREAD + VERBrun through sth線索貫穿⋯A continuous thread runs through all the versions of the legend.一條連貫的主線貫穿着這個傳說的各種版本。connect, link線索連接emerge線索呈現On studying the different historians' accounts, common threads emerge.研究不同歷史學家的記載,會發現其中有共同的線索。unravel線索解開As the movie progresses, the threads of the plot slowly begin to unravel.隨着電影的展開,情節的脈絡漸漸明朗起來。
thread

noun³

3series of connected messages一系列關聯信息ADJECTIVE | VERB + THREAD ADJECTIVEcomment, discussion評論帖;討論帖VERB + THREADopen, start開帖

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