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)
    • 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)
      • 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 - JUMP ROPE, SKIPPING ROPE, TOW ROPE
    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 dictionary


    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 English dictionary


    ropes|roped|ropingrəʊp
    noun
    +a strong line
    +street names for flunitrazepan
    verb
    +catch with a lasso
    +fasten with a rope