thread

noun

1. （棉、毛、丝等的）线
   a thin string of cotton, wool, silk, etc. used for sewing or making cloth
   1. a needle and thread
      针线
   2. a robe embroidered with gold thread
      用金线绣的长袍
   3. the delicate threads of a spider's web
      蜘蛛网的纤丝
2. 线索；脉络；思绪；思路；贯穿的主线
   an idea or a feature that is part of sth greater; an idea that connects the different parts of sth
   1. A common thread runs through these discussions.
      这些讨论都贯穿着一条共同的主线。
   2. The author skilfully draws together the different threads of the plot.
      作者娴熟地把情节的各种线索串联在一起。
   3. I lost the thread of the argument (= I could no longer follow it) .
      我再跟不上这论证的思路了。
3. 线状物；细细的一条
   a long thin line of sth
   1. A thread of light emerged from the keyhole.
      从锁眼里透出一丝光亮。
4. （互联网留言板上帖子的）系列相关信息，链式消息
   a series of connected messages on a message board on the Internet which have been sent by different people
5. 螺纹
   the raised line that runs around the length of a screw and that allows it to be fixed in place by twisting
6. 衣服
   clothes

verb

1. 穿（针）；纫（针）；穿过
   to pass sth long and thin, especially thread, through a narrow opening or hole
   1. to thread a needle (with cotton)
      （用棉线）纫针
   2. to thread cotton through a needle
      用棉线纫针
   3. A tiny wire is threaded through a vein to the heart.
      一根细金属丝从静脉里穿到心脏。
2. （使）穿过；通过；穿行
   to move or make sth move through a narrow space, avoiding things that are in the way
   1. The waiters threaded between the crowded tables.
      服务员穿行在拥挤的餐桌之间。
   2. It took me a long time to thread my way through the crowd.
      我花了很长时间才从人群中挤过去。
3. 穿成串；串在一起
   to join two or more objects together by passing sth long and thin through them
   1. to thread beads (onto a string)
      （在绳子上）把珠子串起来
4. 给…装入（胶片、磁带、丝弦等）
   to pass film, tape, string, etc. through parts of a piece of equipment so that it is ready to use
5. 用…线缝；把…线绞入
   to sew or twist a particular type of thread into sth
   1. a robe threaded with gold and silver
      用金银线缝的长袍

1. N-VAR (尤指用于缝纫的)细线，细丝
   Thread or a thread is a long very thin piece of a material such as cotton, nylon, or silk, especially one that is used in sewing.
   1. This time I'll do it properly with a needle and thread.
      这次，我要用针线将它缝好。
   2. ...a tiny Nepalese hat embroidered with golden threads.
      带有金丝线刺绣的尼泊尔小帽
2. N-COUNT 主线;思路;脉络
   The thread of an argument, a story, or a situation is an aspect of it that connects all the different parts together.
   1. The thread running through many of these proposals was the theme of individual power and opportunity...
      贯穿这许多提案的主线是个人权力和机遇这一主题。
   2. All religions are united by the common threads of fighting evil and helping others...
      所有宗教都因为惩恶助人这一共同主题而联合起来。
   3. The possible consequences so filled his mind that he lost the thread of Wan Da's narrative.
      他脑子里充满了各种可能的结局，结果跟不上万达的叙述。
3. N-COUNT 线状物;一线
   A thread of something such as liquid, light, or colour is a long thin line or piece of it.
   1. A thin, glistening thread of moisture ran along the rough concrete sill.
      在粗糙不平的水泥窗台上有一条细细的发光水印。
   2. ...Venetian glass decorated with embedded threads of white.
      镶嵌有白色线条的彩色装饰玻璃
   3. ...a corpulent man with threads of black hair plastered across his brow.
      几缕黑发紧贴额头的肥胖男子
4. N-PLURAL 衣服
   You can refer to clothes as threads .
   1. ...a cheap place to pick up natty threads.
      能买到既整洁时髦而又便宜的衣服的去处
5. N-COUNT 螺纹
   The thread on a screw, or on something such as a lid or a pipe, is the raised spiral line of metal or plastic around it which allows it to be fixed in place by twisting.
   1. The screw threads will be able to get a good grip.
      螺纹能牢牢地咬合卡紧。
6. VERB 穿行;曲折穿过;蜿蜒
   If you thread your way through a group of people or things, or thread through it, you move through it carefully or slowly, changing direction frequently as you move.
   1. Slowly she threaded her way back through the moving mass of bodies...
      她从人流中慢慢地挤了回来。
   2. ...threading our way past little boats...
      我们在小船中间蜿蜒穿行
   3. We threaded through a network of back streets.
      我们在蜘蛛网似的偏僻街道中七拐八拐地穿行。
7. VERB 使(细长的物体)穿过;使穿进
   If you thread a long thin object through something, you pass it through one or more holes or narrow spaces.
   1. ...threading the laces through the eyelets of his shoes...
      把鞋带穿进他的鞋眼
   2. Air ducts and electrical cables were threaded through the complex structure...
      通风管和电缆在这幢结构复杂的建筑物中穿过。
   3. Instruments developed at the hospital allow doctors to thread microscopic telescopes into the digestive tract.
      医院开发研制的仪器使医生们得以将显微内镜伸入消化道。
8. VERB 将(珠子等)穿起来
   If you thread small objects such as beads onto a string or thread, you join them together by pushing the string through them.
   1. Wipe the mushrooms clean and thread them on a string.
      把这些蘑菇擦干净，然后用线穿起来。
9. VERB 穿(针)
   When you thread a needle, you put a piece of thread through the hole in the top of the needle in order to sew with it.
   1. I sit down, thread a needle, snip off an old button.
      我坐下来，穿好针，剪下一枚旧纽扣。
10. PHRASE 千钧一发;岌岌可危
    If you say that something is hanging by a thread, you mean that it is in a very uncertain state and is unlikely to survive or succeed.
    1. The fragile peace was hanging by a thread as thousands of hardliners took to the streets.
       成千上万的强硬派分子走上街头示威，脆弱的和平局势危在旦夕。
11. PHRASE (活动中断后)继续下去/(经历失败、霉运后)恢复生机
    If you pick up the threads of an activity, you start it again after an interruption. If you pick up the threads of your life, you become more active again after a period of failure or bad luck.
    1. Many women have been able to pick up the threads of their former career.
       许多女性得以重操旧业。

1. Bind the ends of the cord together with thread.
   用线把这根绳子的两端捆扎起来。
2. She idly pulled at a loose thread on her skirt.
   她无聊地扯着裙子上一根松掉的线头。
3. A ratchet mechanism transfers the thread from spool to bobbin.
   一种棘齿装置把线从线轴转到梭心上。
4. Another thread running through this series is the role of doctors in the treatment of the mentally ill
   另一条贯穿这部连续剧的主线是医生在治疗精神病患者中起到的作用。
5. This time I'll do it properly with a needle and thread.
   这次，我要用针线将它缝好。
6. The thread running through many of these proposals was the theme of individual power and opportunity
   贯穿这许多提案的主线是个人权力和机遇这一主题。
7. All religions are united by the common threads of fighting evil and helping others
   所有宗教都因为惩恶助人这一共同主题而联合起来。
8. The possible consequences so filled his mind that he lost the thread of Wan Da's narrative.
   他脑子里充满了各种可能的结局，结果跟不上万达的叙述。
9. A thin, glistening thread of moisture ran along the rough concrete sill.
   在粗糙不平的水泥窗台上有一条细细的发光水印。
10. The screw threads will be able to get a good grip.
    螺纹能牢牢地咬合卡紧。
11. Slowly she threaded her way back through the moving mass of bodies
    她从人流中慢慢地挤了回来。
12. We threaded through a network of back streets.
    我们在蜘蛛网似的偏僻街道中七拐八拐地穿行。
13. Air ducts and electrical cables were threaded through the complex structure
    通风管和电缆在这幢结构复杂的建筑物中穿过。
14. Instruments developed at the hospital allow doctors to thread microscopic telescopes into the digestive tract.
    医院开发研制的仪器使医生们得以将显微内镜伸入消化道。
15. Wipe the mushrooms clean and thread them on a string.
    把这些蘑菇擦干净，然后用线穿起来。
16. I sit down, thread a needle, snip off an old button.
    我坐下来，穿好针，剪下一枚旧纽扣。
17. The fragile peace was hanging by a thread as thousands of hardliners took to the streets.
    成千上万的强硬派分子走上街头示威，脆弱的和平局势危在旦夕。
18. Many women have been able to pick up the threads of their former career.
    许多女性得以重操旧业。
19. The thread unwound a little more.
    线又松开了一些。
20. One strand of silk doesn't make a thread; one tree doesn't make a forest.
    单丝不成线，独木不成林。
21. The thread came untwisted.
    线纰了。
22. The needle-eye is too small to hold the thread.
    针眼太小线穿不进去。
23. When we drew the bucket up from the well, we saw that the rope had worn away, and the bucket was left hanging by a very thin thread.
    当我们把水桶从井里提上来，发现绳子几乎要磨断了，水桶仅由一根细线吊着。
24. Fasten the thread off with a knot.
    打个结把线固定好。
25. The thread has got tangled ( or got into a knot).
    线结成了疙瘩。
26. The thread they spin is fine and eve.
    她们纺的线又细又匀。
27. The old lady's vision had become blurred, so she couldn't thread the needle.
    老太太眼花了，纫不上针。
28. My thread has knotted.
    我的线打结了。
29. The thread is so tangled. I simply can't undo it.
    线乱成了一团，怎么也择不开了。
30. Then we got a needle and cotton thread and sewed up the hole.
    然后我们拿到一根针和棉线把洞缝合了。

n.

hang by a hair/thread

• 命悬一线；气若游丝；危在旦夕
  to be in great danger

pick up the threads

• 恢复原状
  to return to an earlier situation or way of life after an interruption

noun

1. the raised helical rib going around a screw

   Synonym:    screw thread

2. a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

   Synonym:    yarn

3. the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
   1. I couldn't follow his train of thought
   2. he lost the thread of his argument

   Synonym:    train of thought

4. any long object resembling a thin line
   1. a mere ribbon of land
   2. the lighted ribbon of traffic
   3. from the air the road was a grey thread
   4. a thread of smoke climbed upward

   Synonym:    ribbon

verb

1. thread on or as if on a string
   1. string pearls on a string
   2. the child drew glass beads on a string
   3. thread dried cranberries

   Synonym:    stringdraw

2. pass through or into
   1. thread tape
   2. thread film

3. remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
   1. She had her eyebrows threaded

4. pass a thread through
   1. thread a needle

5. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
   1. the river winds through the hills
   2. the path meanders through the vineyards
   3. sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body

   Synonym:    weavewindmeanderwander