splice

splice
verb
  1. [with obj.]join or connect (a rope or ropes) by interweaving the strands at the ends
    捻接(绳子);搓(绳子)
    we learned how to weave and splice ropes.
    我们学会了怎么编织和捻接绳子。
    a cord was spliced on.
    一条绳索被接上了。
    the work splices detail and generalization.
    这作品把细节和概括结合到了一起。
    ■join (pieces of timber, film, or tape) at the ends
    连接(木条、胶片、带等)使首尾相接
    commercials can be spliced in later.
    广告片可以稍后接上。
    I was splicing together a video from the footage on opium-growing.
    我正在连接取自拍摄鸦片生长过程的胶片上的一段录像。
    ■(Genetics)join or insert (a gene or gene fragment)
    (遗传)移接,拼接(基因,因断)
noun
  1. a join consisting of two ropes, pieces of timber, or similar joined together at the ends
    两段首尾相接连在一起的绳(或木材,其他材料)
    ■the wedge-shaped tang of a cricket-bat handle, forming a joint with the blade
    (用以嵌板球拍的)球拍柄
常用词组
get (或 be) spliced
  1. (informal)get married
    (非正式)结婚
splice the main brace
  1. (Brit. historical)(in the navy) serve out an extra tot of rum
    (英,史)(海军中)加送一杯朗姆酒
派生
splicer
noun
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: probably from Middle Dutch splissen, of unknown origin
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