a thread of sth
用于表示细长的线状物或微弱的痕迹,后面接不可数名词或单数可数名词。
A thin thread of light came through the crack in the door.
一缕细细的光从门缝里透了进来。
线索；脉络；螺纹；线程；细线；丝状物；细流
A fine cord of twisted fibers used in sewing and weaving.
由纺织纤维或长丝纺捻而成的连续细线,常用于针线活。
A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.
用于缝纫和织造的由扭绞纤维(棉、丝、羊毛或尼龙等)制成的细线
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
一段纱线,尤指织物中的经线和纬线。
A piece of yarn, especially said of warps and wefts in a woven fabric.
任何类似细线的长形物体
any long object resembling a thin line
各种天然(如蜘蛛网等)或人造(如玻璃、塑料、金属等)细丝。
Any of various natural (as spiderweb, etc.) or manufactured filaments (as glass, plastic, metal, etc.).
将事件或论证的各部分联系起来的脉络
the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
细流的水。
A slender stream of water.
河流两岸中间的水线。
The line midway between the banks of a stream.
螺纹。
A screw thread.
生命的持续历程；生命线。
The continuing course of life; the thread of life.
有序的脉络,连接话语中要点的线索。
An ordered course, that which connects the successive points in a discourse.
比进程更轻量的执行单元,通常与其他并发线程共享内存和资源。
A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
一系列连接。
A sequence of connections.
不稳定的状态；没有真正或明显安全感的事物
A precarious condition; something that which offers no real or otherwise perceived security.
I need a strong thread to sew this button back on.
我需要一根结实的线来重新缝上这个纽扣。
用法提示：此处 thread 是名词，指缝纫用的线。
AI contextual example
The tailor chose a red thread that matched the fabric.
裁缝选了一根与布料相配的红线。
用法提示：此处 thread 为名词，表示缝纫用的单根线。
AI contextual example
These threads are too thin for mending the tear.
这些线太细了，补不了这个裂口。
用法提示：此处 threads 是 thread 的复数形式，作名词，指多根线。
AI contextual example
用于表示细长的线状物或微弱的痕迹,后面接不可数名词或单数可数名词。
A thin thread of light came through the crack in the door.
一缕细细的光从门缝里透了进来。
指把故事、论证或谈话各部分串起来的主线,常与 lose、follow、pick up 等动词连用。
It was hard to follow the thread of her story.
很难跟上她故事的脉络。
计算机语境中指比进程更轻量的执行单元,常与 run、start 等动词及 in a separate thread 搭配。
The program runs each download in a separate thread.
这个程序在单独的线程中运行每个下载任务。
yarn通常较粗，多用于编织；thread更细，常用于缝纫。
strand强调单根细长物，不特指纺织用线。
filament极细，常用于灯泡或生物纤维；thread更常用于日常缝纫。
fiber泛指纤维材料，不限于成品线；thread是已捻合可用线。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need to buy a thread to sew on this button.
正确表达I need to buy some thread to sew on this button.
表示“缝纫用的线”这种材料时,thread 作不可数名词,不能加 a,也不能用复数;此处要买的是材料,所以用 some thread。汉语“买线/买根线”不带冠词,容易被加上“一”。只有表示“一根线”这一根数时才说 a thread,如 a thread of cotton。
grammar · medium
易错句子Halfway through the film I lost the clue of the story.
正确表达Halfway through the film I lost the thread of the story.
汉语“线索”既指破案的证据,也指贯穿叙述的脉络,英语把两者分开:clue 只指破案或解谜的线索,而把故事、论证各部分串起来的脉络要用 thread,固定搭配是 lose the thread of sth,不能说 the clue of the story。
grammar · medium
易错句子After the crash, his life was hanging on a thread.
正确表达After the crash, his life was hanging by a thread.
表示“岌岌可危、命悬一线”时,固定搭配是 hang by a thread,介词只能用 by(靠、凭),因为该说法强调“仅靠一根线维系”;on 不用于这一搭配。
针对'缝纫用的细线'这一含义，rope 指较粗的绳索，与 thread 的细线相对。
一线（希望等）
There is a thread of hope in the situation.
情况中有一线希望。
（织物的）支数，密度
These sheets have a high thread count.
这些床单的支数很高。
继续（话题等）
Let's pick up the thread of our discussion.
让我们继续我们讨论的话题。
失去头绪；跟不上
I lost the thread of his argument.
我没跟上他的论点。
千钧一发；岌岌可危
His life hung by a thread.
他的生命危在旦夕。
千钧一发；岌岌可危
After the scandal, his political career hung by a thread.
丑闻之后，他的政治生涯岌岌可危。
断了头绪；跟不上思路
I lost the thread of his argument halfway through.
听到一半我就跟不上他的论证思路了。
重新接续；恢复（关系等）
After a long absence, she tried to pick up the threads of her friendship with old colleagues.
在长期缺席后，她试图重新接续与老同事的友谊。
千钧一发
After the injury, his life was hanging by a thread.
受伤后，他的生命岌岌可危。
共同线索
There is a common thread linking all his novels.
有一条共同线索贯穿他所有的小说。
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共同点；主线
There is a common thread running through all his novels.
他所有的小说都有一个共同的主线。
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