rope
US: /ˈɹoʊp/
UK: /ɹˈəʊp/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
rope /roup/- danh từ
- dây thừng, dây chão
- the rope: dây treo cổ
- (số nhiều) (the ropes) dây bao quanh vũ đài
- xâu, chuỗi
- a rope of onions: một xâu hành
- a rope of pearls: chuỗi hạt trai
- dây lây nhây (của chất nước quánh lại)
- to be on the rope
- được buộc lại với nhau (những người leo núi)
- on the high ropes
- lên mặt quan trọng, làm ra vẻ ta đây; khinh khỉnh
- phát khùng, nổi cơn thịnh nộ
- phấn khởi
- to fight back to the ropes
- chiến đấu đến cùng
- to flight with a rope round one's neck
- dù biết là cuối cùng sẽ chết cũng vần cứ chiến đấu
- to give somebody [plenty of] rope
- để cho ai hoàn toàn tự do muốn làm gì thì làm
- give a foot rope enought and he'll hang himself
- thả lỏng cho thằng ngốc thì nó sẽ tự sát
- to know (learn) the ropes
- nắm vững tình hình điều kiện (để làm một công việc gì...)
- to put somebody up to the ropes
- to show somebody the ropes
- chỉ cho ai biết rõ tình hình điều kiện (để giải quyết vấn đề gì)
- a rope of sand
- sự vững chắc giả tạo; ảo giác, ảo tưởng
- to throw a rope to somebody
- giúp đỡ ai (trong hoàn cảnh gay go)
- to show somebody the ropes
- ngoại động từ
- trói (cột, buộc) bằng dây thừng
- buộc (những người leo núi) vào với nhau (để tránh tai nạn)
- kìm (ngựa lại không cho thắng trong cuộc đua ngựa)
- dây thừng, dây chão
- nội động từ
- đặc quánh lại thành những sợi dây lầy nhầy (bia, rượu vang)
- (thể dục,thể thao) kìm lại không chạy hết tốc lực (vận động viên chạy đua)
- to rop in
- rào quanh bằng dây thừng, chăng dây thừng để giới hạn (khu vực...)
- lôi kéo (ai) vào (công việc gì)
- dụ dỗ, nhử đến, dụ đến
- to rope off
- chăng dây thừng để giới hạn (khu vực nào)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
1 [C, U] very strong thick string made by twisting thinner strings, wires, etc. together: The rope broke and she fell 50 metres onto the rocks. + We tied his hands together with rope. + The anchor was attached to a length of rope. + Coils of rope lay on the quayside.
See also -
2 (the ropes) [pl.] the fence made of rope that is around the edge of the area where a boxing or WRESTLING match takes place
3 [C] a number of similar things attached together by a string or thread: a rope of pearls / beads
Idioms: give sb enough rope to allow sb freedom to do what they want, especially in the hope that they will make a mistake or look silly: The question was vague, giving the interviewee enough rope to hang herself.
on the ropes (informal) very close to being defeated
show sb / know / learn the ropes (informal) to show sb/know/learn how a particular job should be done
more at END n., MONEY
+ verb [VN]
1 [+adv./prep.] ~ A and B together
~ A to B to tie one person or thing to another with a rope: Thieves had roped the guard's feet together. + I roped the goat to a post.
2 to tie sth with a rope so that it is held tightly and safely: I closed and roped the trunk.
3 (especially AmE) to catch an animal by throwing a circle of rope around it
Phrasal Verbs: rope sb<->in
rope sb into sth [usually passive] (informal) to persuade sb to join in an activity or to help to do sth, even when they do not want to: [+ to inf] Everyone was roped in to help with the show. + [+ -ing] Ben was roped into making the coffee for the whole team.
rope sth<->off to separate an area from another one, using ropes, to stop people from entering it: Police roped off the street to investigate the accident.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 line, cord, cable, hawser; strand, string:
This rope is too light for mooring the boat. She wore a rope of baroque pearls
2 the ropes. the routine, the procedure, one's way around, the ins and outs; the truth, the (real) situation; Colloq what's what, the score, Brit the gen:
It didn't take her long to learn the ropes.
v.
3 tie, bind, lash, hitch, fasten, secure; tether, attach:
Rope these two crates together. The horses were roped to the post.
4 rope in. attract, draw (in), tempt, entice, lure, persuade:
They are going to use a lottery to rope the customers in to supporting our cause.
Collocation
ADJ.
strong | slack | guy, mooring, skipping, tow
I tripped over the guy rope of the tent in the dark.
QUANT.
length, piece
VERB + ROPE
knot, tie (sth together with)
He tied the planks together with a strong rope.
| tighten | loosen | coil (up) | pull (at/on)
PHRASES
a coil of rope
Concise dictionary
ropes|roped|ropingrəʊpnoun
+a strong line
+street names for flunitrazepan
verb
+catch with a lasso
+fasten with a rope
