rope
noun uk/rəʊp/ us/roʊp/
B2 [ C or U ]粗绳;缆绳;绳索
(a piece of) strong, thick string made of long twisted threads
A sailor threw a rope ashore and we tied the boat to a post. 一个水手将一条缆绳扔到岸上，于是我们把船拴到了一根柱子上。
a coil of rope 一卷绳子
[ C ]（串在一起的）（一）串，（一）条
several of one type of object connected together on a string
a rope of garlic 一辫大蒜
a rope of pearls 一串珍珠
the ropes [ plural ] 栏索（围绕拳击或摔跤场所的粗绳）
thick rope which surrounds an area used for boxing (= sport in which two people hit each other) or wrestling
The middleweight boxing champion had his opponent up against the ropes. 那个中量级拳击冠军将对手逼到了拳击台的护栏上。
Without even a knockout punch to take him down, he fell backwards into the ropes.
He yelled at him repeatedly to get off the ropes.
The wrestler climbed up onto the ropes and jumped onto her opponent's back.
He was on the ropes and his opponent got in a few body blows before the bell rang.
In the third round, he forced Walker into the ropes.
- More examples
- A coil of rope lay on the beach.
- We anchored ourselves to the rocks with a rope.
- He caught the rope and knotted it around a post.
- There's too much slack in these ropes.
- The builders worked on wooden platforms, suspended by ropes from the roof of the building.
Idioms
learn/know the ropesidiom C2 知道诀窍;懂行，在行
to learn/know how to do a job or activity
on the ropesidiom informal 处于困境；即将失败，即将完蛋
doing badly and likely to fail
I think the business is finally on the ropes. 我觉得这家企业最终要垮掉了。
show/teach someone the ropesidiom 给（某人）指点窍门;教（某人）如何工作
to show someone how to do a job or activity
Lynn spent an afternoon showing the new girl the ropes. 林恩花了一下午的时间教那个新来的年轻女职员入门。
rope
verb [ T usually + adv/prep ] uk/rəʊp/ us/roʊp/
（用绳索）捆，绑，系
to tie things together with rope
I'll rope my horse to your car and pull you out of the ditch. 我把我的马套在你的汽车上把你从沟里拉出来。
The climbers roped themselves together. 登山者用绳索把他们自己都连在一起。
Compare: lasso verb
Phrasal verbs
rope someone in 劝说（某人）帮忙;说服（某人）加入
to persuade someone to do something for you
At the last minute, we roped in a couple of spectators to complete the team. 在最后关头，我们说服几位观众加入，凑足了比赛人数。
rope something/somewhere off 用绳围起；用绳索圈起
to surround an area or place with ropes in order to keep people out
The police roped off the scene of the crime. 警察用绳子将犯罪现场围了起来。