Noose

(noun.) a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled.

(verb.) secure with a noose.

(verb.) make a noose in or of.

校对:赛克

• By accident the noose fell squarely about the running ape's neck, bringing him to a sudden and surprising halt. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• In sleep, upon the march, night or day, he never knew when that quiet noose would slip about his neck and nearly choke the life out of him. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• The noose was on his neck. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Quickly he lowered Kulonga's body to the ground, removed the noose, and took to the trees again. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Two ropes would be put about the neck of each animal, with a slip noose, so that he could be choked if too unruly. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Tarzan defied them all, and the thin, strong noose continued to settle about Tublat's neck whenever he least expected it. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• It was like sitting in a vault strewn with dead bodies--the cap, the noose, the pinioned arms, the faces that he knew, even beneath that hideous veil. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• With a quick jerk Tarzan snapped the noose tight about the glossy throat, and then he dropped the rope and clung to his support with both hands. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• The bullets alone are enough to put his head in a noose. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Sikes made a running noose and called him again. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.

手打:玛莎