noose

/nuːs/📚 15183 1GRE
A noose is a circular loop at the end of a piece of rope or wire. A noose is tied with a knot that allows it to be tightened. 套索; 绞索

noun [专属名词]套索;束缚;绞刑

The rocking made him seasick, and the noose becoming tighter and tighter, choked him.
摇晃使他头昏脑涨,套索越来越紧,令他窒息。

verb [vt. 及物动词]vt. 用套索捉;使落入圈套

They tied Pinocchio's hands behind his shoulders and slipped the noose around his neck.
他们把皮诺乔的手绑在肩膀后面,把套索套在他的脖子上。

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His debts were a noose around his neck. 债务就像套在他脖子上的一条套索。
...a horrifying videotape of a man swinging from a noose. …一盘一名男子吊在绞索上的恐怖录像带。