string, rope, line, cord, thread, wire

名詞 rope:

1. a strong line
2. street names for flunitrazepan
   同義詞：R-2, Mexican valium, rophy, roofy, roach, forget me drug, circle

動詞 rope:

1. catch with a lasso
   同義詞：lasso
2. fasten with a rope
   同義詞：leash

1. The rope was not strong enough, so we used wire.
   這根繩子不夠結(jié)實，所以我們用金屬線。
2. Please slacken the tent rope before it rains.
   下雨前，請將帳篷的繩索放松。
3. All her friends have been roped in to help organize the event.
   她所有的朋友都已動員來協(xié)助組織這一活動。
4. They tied their prisoner up with a piece of rope.
   他們用繩索把犯人捆起來。
5. He roped his horse on a nearby tree.
   他把馬拴到附近的一棵樹上。

rope

n.（名詞）
A flexible, heavy cord of tightly intertwined hemp or other fiber.
繩索：用大麻或其它纖維緊緊纏繞的有柔韌性且粗重的繩子
A string of items attached in one line by or as if by twisting or braiding:
繩狀的（一）串或（一）條：似擰成或編成一行的一串東西：
例句：
a rope of onions.
一串洋蔥

A sticky glutinous formation of stringy matter in a liquid.
絲狀黏質(zhì)，黏絲：液體中絲狀物質(zhì)的膠粘的組成物

A cord with a noose at one end for hanging a person.
絞索：一端有活繩結(jié)用來絞死人的繩索
Execution or death by hanging:
絞刑，上吊：
例句：
to die by the rope.
吊死

A lasso or lariat.
（套捕馬或牛的）套索
ropes Sports Several cords strung between poles to enclose a boxing or wrestling ring.
ropes 【體育運動】 圍繩：系在柱子上圍住拳擊臺或摔跤臺四周的繩子
ropes Informal Specialized procedures or details:
ropes 【非正式用語】 決竅：專門的程序或細(xì)節(jié)：
例句：
learn the ropes; know the ropes.
學(xué)會決竅；知道決竅

v.（動詞）
roped,rop.ing,ropes
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To tie or fasten with or as if with rope.
系住，束縛：用或似用繩子系住或捆緊
To enclose, separate, or partition with or as if with a rope:
用繩圍起，用繩隔開：用或似用繩子圍起、分隔或隔開：
例句：
rope off the scene of the crime.
用繩子把犯罪現(xiàn)場圍起來

To catch with a rope or lasso.
用繩索或套索抓住
Informal To trick or deceive:
【非正式用語】 愚弄，欺騙：
例句：
An unscrupulous salesperson roped us into buying worthless property.
一個不道德的推銷員騙我們買毫無價值的房地產(chǎn)

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To become like a cord or rope.
成索狀或繩狀

<習(xí)慣用語>on the ropes
Sports Knocked against the ropes that enclose a boxing ring.
【體育運動】 擊倒在柱索上：拳擊時被擊倒在拳擊臺的圍繩上
On the verge of defeat or collapse; hopeless or powerless.
即將完蛋：瀕于失敗或崩潰；無望或無力的
the end of (one`s) rope
The limit of one`s patience, endurance, or resources:
限度：某人耐心、耐力或策略的限度：
例句：
After six months on strike, the workers were at the end of their rope.
工人們經(jīng)過'個月的罷工后已經(jīng)精疲力竭了

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English r3p
源自 古英語 r3p

【引伸】
rop.er
n.（名詞）