| 单词 | cord |
| 释义 | cord (kɔːʳd ) Word forms: cords 1. variable noun Cord is strong, thick string. The door had been tied shut with a length of nylon cord. ...gilded cords and tassels. Synonyms: rope, line, string, twine 2. variable noun Cord is wire covered in rubber or plastic which connects electrical equipment to an electricity supply. ...electrical cord. We used so many lights that we needed four extension cords. 3. plural noun [oft a pair of NOUN] Cords are trousers made of corduroy. He had bare feet, a T-shirt and cords on. 4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Cord means made of corduroy. ...a pair of cord trousers. 5. See also spinal cord, umbilical cord, vocal cords Idioms: cut the umbilical cord or cut the cord to start acting independently I'll never forget all you've done for me, but it's time to cut the umbilical cord. I want you to go away. I need time alone to think. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: electric cord A third pound went the same way before he took out a pair of scissors and threatened to cut the electric cord. The Sun He was being held in a unit for prisoners at risk of harming themselves when he was found hanged with an electric cord from a kettle. Times, Sunday Times He slips on the ladder, grabs on an electric cord and slides down into an electricity box and gets zapped. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Another used the ends of an electric cord as a makeshift defibrillator to shock his heart back to life; only the left side responded with a feeble rhythm. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 How could the two fans in the room have been on, as he said they were, when the electric cords were not long enough to reach the sockets? Times, Sunday Times They covered him with a blanket, tied him up with electrical cord and struck him with a blunt object. Globe and Mail An electrical cord falls from his left hand - an essential detail revealing the true source of illumination to his shining beacon. Times, Sunday Times The base of the handle has a permanently attached electrical cord which plugs directly into a wall outlet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One of the mats rested against a frayed electrical cord. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An electrical cord had been tied around his neck. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet when the opportunity presents itself, they get on board full of good intentions, then pull the emergency cord on the first bend. Times, Sunday Times You don't want your cuddle at the end of the day to feel like you've been caught between the doors of a bus with a protruding emergency cord. The Sun Passengers pulled the emergency cord. The Sun If you are feeling unwell because you cannot sit with your cameraman, spin doctor and social media officer, pull the first emergency cord. Times, Sunday Times Four minutes after the fire had begun, the train had stopped, thanks to the emergency cord, which had alerted the driver. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A third student plugged in the power cord. Times, Sunday Times The power cord retracts neatly when not in use, and clever touches include low-battery shutdown and overload protection. Times, Sunday Times He plugged a power cord into the groundskeepers' shed. Houston Chronicle The flip-up carrying handle offers storage for the power cord. Houston Chronicle Essentially, they are just a bulb and a socket, with the power cord crocheted to double up as the shade. Times, Sunday Times He has a haemorrhaging nodule on his vocal cord, a huge fear for singers. The Sun (2013) A laryngoscopy revealed vocal cord paralysis in midline position and tracheostomy was performed. 2010, 'Multiple-System Atrophy with Cerebellar Predominance Presenting as Respiratory Insufficiency and Vocal Cords Paralysis', Case Reports in Medicine The abductory motion of vocal cord could be satisfactorily restored by this reinnervation. 2009, 'Experience of Cervical Plexus Reinnervation for Patients with Unilateral Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Invasion or Injury', Cancer Biology & Medicine Translations: Chinese: 绳索 Japanese: 綱 |
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