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N-VAR
粗绳;绳索;缆绳
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.
他把绳索系在自己的腰上。
...a climbing rope.
一根登山绳
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VERB
(用绳索)捆，绑，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.
我用绳子把自己系在烟囱上。
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N-PLURAL
(拳击或摔跤场地的)围绳，圈绳
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.
他被塔费尔一拳打得从围绳间摔出了场外。
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PHRASE
任由…自作自受;任…作茧自缚;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...
国王只不过是给了这些政客自缚的绳子。
If we give her enough rope, she will hang herself.
如果我们让她为所欲为，她一定会栽大跟头的。
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PHRASE
熟悉门道;学习窍门
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，就什么也难不住她了。
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PHRASE
轻松赚来的钱
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
处境艰难;即将放弃;濒临失败;走投无路
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.
军队声称叛军支撑不了多久了。
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PHRASE
教…如何做;教…方法;教…诀窍
If you show someone the ropes, you show them how to do a particular job or task.