Word · Frequency #16876
clothesline
晒衣绳
clothesline
- 1.
A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.
晾衣绳
- 2.
a cord on which clothes are hung to dry
用来晾晒衣物的绳子
- 3.
A structure with multiple cords for the same purpose, such as a Hills hoist.
带有多条绳索的晾衣装置
晾衣绳；用来晾晒衣物的绳子；带有多条绳索的晾衣装置
In use
She hung the wet shirts on the clothesline in the backyard.
The wind blew the clothes off the clothesline.
We need to buy a new clothesline because the old one broke.
hang sth on a clothesline
clothesline 是可数名词，常与 on 搭配，表示“在晒衣绳上”。
She hung the wet shirts on a clothesline in the backyard.
她把湿衬衫挂在后院的晒衣绳上。
string a clothesline between A and B
string 意为“拉、系”，与 between 连用说明晒衣绳的两端位置。
We strung a clothesline between two trees.
我们在两棵树之间拉了一根晒衣绳。
take sth off the clothesline
off the clothesline 表示“从绳上取下”，与 on the clothesline 相对。
Connections
Collocations
- hang clothes on a clothesline
- 把衣服挂在晾衣绳上
- She hung the wet clothes on the clothesline to dry.她把湿衣服挂在晾衣绳上晾干。
- clothesline pole
- 晾衣绳杆
- The clothesline pole fell over in the storm.晾衣绳杆在暴风雨中倒了。
- string up a clothesline
- 拉一根晾衣绳
- I need to string up a clothesline in the backyard.我需要在后院拉一根晾衣绳。
- take down clothes from the clothesline
- 从晾衣绳上取下衣服
- Please take down the clothes from the clothesline before it rains.下雨前请把衣服从晾衣绳上取下来。
- retractable clothesline
- 可伸缩晾衣绳
- A retractable clothesline is handy for small balconies.可伸缩晾衣绳对小阳台很方便。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 clothes（衣服）和 line（线绳）拼在一起想：一条线上晾着衣服，就是晒衣绳。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：home、backyard、laundry clothesline（晒衣绳）是日常中性词，多用于家庭洗衣场景，比如在后院或阳台晾衣服。正式书面语中使用也很自然，不会显得口语化。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 clothesline 的末尾音节 /laɪn/ 押韵：line、pine、fine、shine、sign、nine。其中 line 是 clothesline 的组成部分；sign 拼作 -sign，但读音是 /saɪn/，与 -ine 相同。注意 clothes 读 /kləʊðz/，不要误读成 close /kləʊz/ 或 cloth /klɒθ/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.