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N-VAR
粗繩;繩索;纜繩
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.
例句
He tied the rope around his waist.
他把繩索系在自己的腰上。
...a climbing rope.
一根登山繩
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VERB
(用繩索)捆，綁，拴
If you rope one thing to another, you tie the two things together with a rope.
例句
I roped myself to the chimney.
我用繩子把自己系在煙囪上。
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N-PLURAL
(拳擊或摔跤場地的)圍繩，圈繩
The ropes refers to the fence made of rope that surrounds a boxing ring or a wrestling ring.
例句
He was knocked through the ropes by Tafer.
他被塔費爾一拳打得從圍繩間摔出了場外。
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PHRASE
任由…自作自受;任…作繭自縛;任…出丑
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.
例句
The King has merely given the politicians enough rope to hang themselves...
國王只不過是給了這些政客自縛的繩子。
If we give her enough rope, she will hang herself.
如果我們讓她為所欲為，她一定會栽大跟頭的。
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PHRASE
熟悉門道;學習竅門
If you are learning the ropes, you are learning how a particular task or job is done.
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PHRASE
懂行;在行;熟悉技巧
If you know the ropes, you know how a particular job or task should be done.
例句
The moment she got to know the ropes, there was no stopping her.
一旦她懂行了，就什么也難不住她了。
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PHRASE
輕松賺來的錢
If you describe a payment as money for old rope, you are emphasizing that it is earned very easily, for very little effort.
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PHRASE
處境艱難;即將放棄;瀕臨失敗;走投無路
If you say that someone is on the ropes, you mean that they are very near to giving up or being defeated.
例句
The army claims the rebels are on the ropes.
軍隊聲稱叛軍支撐不了多久了。
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PHRASE
教…如何做;教…方法;教…訣竅
If you show someone the ropes, you show them how to do a particular job or task.