plural threads
plural threads
Learner's definition of THREAD
1
: a long, thin piece of cotton, silk, etc., used for sewing线;丝线;棉线 [noncount]
[count]
— see picture at sewing 2
[count] literary : a long, thin line of something细线;线状物 —
usually + of 3
[count] : the raised line that winds around a screw螺纹
4
[singular] : an idea, feeling, etc., that connects the different parts of something (such as a story)思路;贯穿的主线 -
The stories share a common thread.这些故事都贯穿着一条共同的主线。
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A thread of self-pity runs through his autobiography.自哀自怜是他的自传的主线。
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I lost the thread of the plot long before the story ended.早在故事结束之前我就跟不上情节发展的线索了。
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I found it hard to follow the thread of the conversation.我发现很难跟上谈话的思路。
5
[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 6
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
threads; threaded; threading
Learner's definition of THREAD
1
[+ object] : to put a thread, string, rope, etc., through a hole in something穿(针线、绳索) 2
[+ 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) 3
: to move forward by turning and going through narrow spaces穿过(狭窄空间) [+ object]
[no object]
4
[+ object] : to put (something) on a thread : string用线穿
— threader
noun, plural threaders [count]