英语词汇“rope”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

rope

(roʊp )

Word forms: ropes , roping , roped

1. variable noun B2

A rope is a thick cord or wire that is made by twisting together several thinner cords or wires. Ropes are used for jobs such as pulling cars, tying up boats, or tying things together.

He tied the rope around his waist.

...a climbing rope.

...a piece of rope.

Synonyms: cord, line, cable, strand

2. verb

If you rope one thing to another, you tie the two things together with a rope.

I roped myself to the chimney. [VERB noun + to]

[Also V n together]

Synonyms: tie, bind, moor, lash

3. plural noun [the NOUN]

The ropes refers to the fence made of rope that surrounds a boxing ring or a wrestling ring.

He was knocked through the ropes by Tafer.

4. give sb enough rope to hang phrase

If you give someone enough rope to hang themselves, you give them the freedom to do a job in their own way because you hope that their attempts will fail and that they will look foolish.

The King has merely given the politicians enough rope to hang themselves.

If we give her enough rope, she will hang herself.

5. to learn the ropes phrase

If you are learning the ropes, you are learning how a particular job or task is done. [informal]

6. to know the ropes phrase

If you know the ropes, you know how a particular job or task should be done. [informal]

The moment she got to know the ropes, there was no stopping her.

Synonyms: be experienced, know the score [informal], be knowledgeable, know what's what

7. money for old rope phrase

If you describe a payment as money for old rope, you are emphasizing that it is earned very easily, for very little effort. [British, informal, emphasis]

8. on the ropes phrase [verb-link PHRASE]

If you say that someone is on the ropes, you mean that they are very near to giving up or being defeated.

The army claims the rebels are on the ropes.

9. show sb the ropes phrase

If you show someone the ropes, you show them how to do a particular job or task. [informal]

Phrasal verbs:

rope in

phrasal verb [usually passive]

If you say that you were roped in to do a particular task, you mean that someone persuaded you to help them do that task. [mainly British, informal]

Visitors were roped in for potato picking and harvesting. [be V-ed P + for]

I got roped in to help with the timekeeping. [get V-ed P to-inf]

rope off

phrasal verb

If you rope off an area, you tie ropes between posts all around its edges so that people cannot enter it without permission.

You should rope off a big field and sell tickets. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

...a large roped-off area. [VERB-ed PARTICLE]

[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]

Image of rope

Idioms:

at the end of your rope [US]

feeling desperate because you are in a difficult situation and do not know how to deal with it. The usual British expression is at the end of your tether.

Everything is dreadful and I am at the end of my rope.

give someone enough rope to hang themselves

to give someone the freedom to do something in the way they want to do it, usually in the hope that they will fail or become weak by doing it the wrong way

The King has simply given the politicians enough rope to hang themselves: once the party system has been discredited by political in-fighting, he will present himself once again as an absolute ruler.

money for old rope [British]

money that you can earn very easily and with very little or no effort

I had always believed that the fashion model's job was money for old rope.

Collocations:

rope together

Used to tie two pieces of rope together, provided that they are of equal thickness.

Times, Sunday Times

They would then have to jump rope together while the rope holders recited the poem.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

With a long rope (or two ropes together), stand in the middle and ask them to make a circle around you.

Times, Sunday Times

They are roped together, with the mountaineering officer lowering the expert down into the ravine.

Times, Sunday Times

In all 28 people were ascending the mountain, roped together in two groups, when the wall of snow struck.

Times, Sunday Times

safety rope

Each time his safety rope broke his fall.

Times, Sunday Times

A worthy risk that might just end with him left teetering on the brink — without a safety rope.

The Sun

The climbers escaped being pulled down with it when the boulder cut through their safety rope, while leaving a backup intact.

Times, Sunday Times

I'm to clip each in turn onto the safety rope that loops its way in sections along the route of the catwalk.

Times, Sunday Times

This time, while trying to grip the rock with sweaty hands, she slipped again, puncturing her forehead as the safety rope caught her and slammed her into the granite.

Times,Sunday Times

stretch a rope

This depth excludes the rope stretch of 11.68 feet (3.56 m).

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

Where tightrope walkers use a rope stretched taut, slackliners walk on elastic webbing that sways and bounces.

Times, Sunday Times

The 'chain ferry' uses a wire rope stretched from one bank of the river to the other with a pulley attached which enables the boat to cross.

Times, Sunday Times

On a slightly different note, the phrase 'sleep tight' derives from the fact that early mattresses were filled with straw and held up with rope stretched across the bed-frame.

Times, Sunday Times

She also saw a rope stretching from the beach into the ocean, as if to a sunken ship.

Times, Sunday Times

string a rope

A leg rope plug enables the leg rope to be attached here using a leg rope string.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

The major technical device was a long rope strung between two pulleys, plus variously sized white cubes.

Times, Sunday Times

Not by stringing a rope ladder of hope across them.

Times, Sunday Times

The heist at 3am yesterday set off shopping centre alarms, but cops were held up by lit bins, metal rope strung across roads and padlocked gates.

The Sun

suspend a rope

The endemic green lipped mussel was used to trial growing mussel spat (young mussels) on ropes suspended from rafts.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

An acrobat carrying two candles walked along a rope suspended from the spires of the cathedral to the tallest house in the city.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

Initially, the mussels were cultured on ropes suspended from rafts.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

A rope suspended in six divisions on a structure.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

throw a rope

She would then have been too short to throw the rope over the beam.

Times, Sunday Times

In a police video reconstruction played to the jury, a pregnant policewoman was seen struggling to throw a rope over the beam from the stepladder.

Times, Sunday Times

He calls up on the yoghurt pot telephone, and we throw the rope ladder down.

Times, Sunday Times

Dad was supposed to be throwing a rope over a bollard on the side.

The Sun

He drove out and threw a rope not around the mare's neck but her hoof, then coaxed her into the trailer with quiet talk and sugar beet.

Times, Sunday Times

tie a rope

I must remind him to tie the rope to his leg.

The Sun

So, they tie the rope to a tank of gas and dangle it over the water.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

They tied the ropes to the girders that hold up the bell and swung back over the edge.

Times, Sunday Times

They tied a rope between two trees, and planned to slide down the rope by holding a length of metal pipe over the rope.

Christianity Today

In addition to the slightly different routine the choice of the yokozuna's ritual can also be determined by the knot used to tie the rope around his waist.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

tow rope

Another was hired, but they didn't have a towing rope.

The Times Literary Supplement

Riders attach surfboards to special saddles by a towing rope, spur their steeds on and pull a surfer along through the water, reaching speeds of up to 35mph.

Times, Sunday Times

Tow ropes have also proved popular.

The Sun

untie a rope

The houseguests were attached to a long, winding, knotted rope, and had to crawl, climb, and untie the rope to get to the end, all while in freezing cold water.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

I struggled in vain to untie the ropes, then ran to another boat and knocked on the door.

Times, Sunday Times

Evidence in the garage where she was found hanged was destroyed or damaged when officers decided to cut down her body without taking photographs and untied the rope.

Times, Sunday Times

Translations:

Chinese: 绳, 系用绳

Japanese: ロープ, ロープで縛る

单词	rope
释义	rope (roʊp ) Word forms: ropes , roping , roped 1. variable noun B2 A rope is a thick cord or wire that is made by twisting together several thinner cords or wires. Ropes are used for jobs such as pulling cars, tying up boats, or tying things together. He tied the rope around his waist. ...a climbing rope. ...a piece of rope. Synonyms: cord, line, cable, strand 2. verb If you rope one thing to another, you tie the two things together with a rope. I roped myself to the chimney. [VERB noun + to] [Also V n together] Synonyms: tie, bind, moor, lash 3. plural noun [the NOUN] The ropes refers to the fence made of rope that surrounds a boxing ring or a wrestling ring. He was knocked through the ropes by Tafer. 4. give sb enough rope to hang phrase If you give someone enough rope to hang themselves, you give them the freedom to do a job in their own way because you hope that their attempts will fail and that they will look foolish. The King has merely given the politicians enough rope to hang themselves. If we give her enough rope, she will hang herself. 5. to learn the ropes phrase If you are learning the ropes, you are learning how a particular job or task is done. [informal] 6. to know the ropes phrase If you know the ropes, you know how a particular job or task should be done. [informal] The moment she got to know the ropes, there was no stopping her. Synonyms: be experienced, know the score [informal], be knowledgeable, know what's what 7. money for old rope phrase If you describe a payment as money for old rope, you are emphasizing that it is earned very easily, for very little effort. [British, informal, emphasis] 8. on the ropes phrase [verb-link PHRASE] If you say that someone is on the ropes, you mean that they are very near to giving up or being defeated. The army claims the rebels are on the ropes. 9. show sb the ropes phrase If you show someone the ropes, you show them how to do a particular job or task. [informal] Phrasal verbs: rope in phrasal verb [usually passive] If you say that you were roped in to do a particular task, you mean that someone persuaded you to help them do that task. [mainly British, informal] Visitors were roped in for potato picking and harvesting. [be V-ed P + for] I got roped in to help with the timekeeping. [get V-ed P to-inf] rope off phrasal verb If you rope off an area, you tie ropes between posts all around its edges so that people cannot enter it without permission. You should rope off a big field and sell tickets. [VERB PARTICLE noun] ...a large roped-off area. [VERB-ed PARTICLE] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] Image of rope © BonD80, Shutterstock Idioms: at the end of your rope [US] feeling desperate because you are in a difficult situation and do not know how to deal with it. The usual British expression is at the end of your tether. Everything is dreadful and I am at the end of my rope. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers give someone enough rope to hang themselves to give someone the freedom to do something in the way they want to do it, usually in the hope that they will fail or become weak by doing it the wrong way The King has simply given the politicians enough rope to hang themselves: once the party system has been discredited by political in-fighting, he will present himself once again as an absolute ruler. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers money for old rope [British] money that you can earn very easily and with very little or no effort I had always believed that the fashion model's job was money for old rope. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: rope together Used to tie two pieces of rope together, provided that they are of equal thickness. Times, Sunday Times They would then have to jump rope together while the rope holders recited the poem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With a long rope (or two ropes together), stand in the middle and ask them to make a circle around you. Times, Sunday Times They are roped together, with the mountaineering officer lowering the expert down into the ravine. Times, Sunday Times In all 28 people were ascending the mountain, roped together in two groups, when the wall of snow struck. Times, Sunday Times safety rope Each time his safety rope broke his fall. Times, Sunday Times A worthy risk that might just end with him left teetering on the brink — without a safety rope. The Sun The climbers escaped being pulled down with it when the boulder cut through their safety rope, while leaving a backup intact. Times, Sunday Times I'm to clip each in turn onto the safety rope that loops its way in sections along the route of the catwalk. Times, Sunday Times This time, while trying to grip the rock with sweaty hands, she slipped again, puncturing her forehead as the safety rope caught her and slammed her into the granite. Times,Sunday Times stretch a rope This depth excludes the rope stretch of 11.68 feet (3.56 m). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Where tightrope walkers use a rope stretched taut, slackliners walk on elastic webbing that sways and bounces. Times, Sunday Times The 'chain ferry' uses a wire rope stretched from one bank of the river to the other with a pulley attached which enables the boat to cross. Times, Sunday Times On a slightly different note, the phrase 'sleep tight' derives from the fact that early mattresses were filled with straw and held up with rope stretched across the bed-frame. Times, Sunday Times She also saw a rope stretching from the beach into the ocean, as if to a sunken ship. Times, Sunday Times string a rope A leg rope plug enables the leg rope to be attached here using a leg rope string. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The major technical device was a long rope strung between two pulleys, plus variously sized white cubes. Times, Sunday Times Not by stringing a rope ladder of hope across them. Times, Sunday Times The heist at 3am yesterday set off shopping centre alarms, but cops were held up by lit bins, metal rope strung across roads and padlocked gates. The Sun suspend a rope The endemic green lipped mussel was used to trial growing mussel spat (young mussels) on ropes suspended from rafts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An acrobat carrying two candles walked along a rope suspended from the spires of the cathedral to the tallest house in the city. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Initially, the mussels were cultured on ropes suspended from rafts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A rope suspended in six divisions on a structure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 throw a rope She would then have been too short to throw the rope over the beam. Times, Sunday Times In a police video reconstruction played to the jury, a pregnant policewoman was seen struggling to throw a rope over the beam from the stepladder. Times, Sunday Times He calls up on the yoghurt pot telephone, and we throw the rope ladder down. Times, Sunday Times Dad was supposed to be throwing a rope over a bollard on the side. The Sun He drove out and threw a rope not around the mare's neck but her hoof, then coaxed her into the trailer with quiet talk and sugar beet. Times, Sunday Times tie a rope I must remind him to tie the rope to his leg. The Sun So, they tie the rope to a tank of gas and dangle it over the water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They tied the ropes to the girders that hold up the bell and swung back over the edge. Times, Sunday Times They tied a rope between two trees, and planned to slide down the rope by holding a length of metal pipe over the rope. Christianity Today In addition to the slightly different routine the choice of the yokozuna's ritual can also be determined by the knot used to tie the rope around his waist. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 tow rope Another was hired, but they didn't have a towing rope. The Times Literary Supplement Riders attach surfboards to special saddles by a towing rope, spur their steeds on and pull a surfer along through the water, reaching speeds of up to 35mph. Times, Sunday Times Tow ropes have also proved popular. The Sun untie a rope The houseguests were attached to a long, winding, knotted rope, and had to crawl, climb, and untie the rope to get to the end, all while in freezing cold water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I struggled in vain to untie the ropes, then ran to another boat and knocked on the door. Times, Sunday Times Evidence in the garage where she was found hanged was destroyed or damaged when officers decided to cut down her body without taking photographs and untied the rope. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 绳, 系用绳 Japanese: ロープ, ロープで縛る
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