cord

cord
noun
  1. [mass noun]long thin flexible string or rope made from several twisted strands
    （几股线编成的、细长柔软的）绳子；绳索
    hang the picture from a rail on a length of cord.
    用一段绳子将画挂在横杆上。
    ■[count noun]a length of such material, typically one used to fasten or move a specified object
    （一般指用来系或拉东西的）带子
    a dressing-gown cord.
    睡衣的带子。
    ■[count noun]an anatomical structure resembling a length of cord (e.g. the spinal cord, the umbilical cord)
    （体内）索状（或带状）结构（如脊髓；脐带）
    the baby was still attached to its mother by the cord.
    婴儿仍通过脐带与母体相连。
    ■[count noun]an electric flex
    电线；塞绳
  2. [mass noun]ribbed fabric, especially corduroy
    有棱纹的布料（尤指灯芯绒）
    [as modifier]cord jackets.
    灯芯绒夹克。
    ■(cords)corduroy trousers
    灯芯绒裤
    he was dressed in faded black cords.
    他穿着褪色的黑灯芯绒裤。
    ■a cord-like rib on fabric
    布料上的棱纹；凸纹
  3. a measure of cut wood (usually 128 cu. ft, 3.62 cubic metres)
    考得（木材的层积单位，一般为128立方英尺，即3.62立方米）
verb
  1. [with obj.][usu. asadj. corded]attach a cord to
    用绳连接；用绳捆扎
    a corded curtain track.
    装上曳绳的窗帘轨。
常用词组
cut the (umbilical) cord
  1. (figurative)cease to rely on someone or something protective or supportive and begin to act independently
    (喻)剪断脐带；开始独立自主
派生
cord-like
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Greek khordē 'gut, string of a musical instrument'
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