| 单词 | figure eight |
| 释义 | figure eight (once / 60612 pages) n WORD FAMILY figure eight: figure eights USAGE EXAMPLESThe coaster, which loops like a figure eight, features two trains on the track running simultaneously on opposite sides. Seattle Times(Nov 15, 2016) He was doing his aerial stunts: barrel rolls and vertical figure eights, or whatever he did. Richard Peck, A Long Way from Chicago(1998) Cabinet handles are in the shape of horizontal figure eights; the number is considered lucky in Chinese culture. Seattle Times(Aug 16, 2016) 1n a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose Syn|Hyper figure of eight knot any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object 2n a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice Hyper figure a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating |
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