a ball of twine
collocation一团细绳
She bought a ball of twine to tie up the parcels.
她买了一团细绳来捆扎包裹。
细绳；合股线
twines — plural of twine
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细绳；合股线
A strong thread or lightweight cord made by twisting strands together
She tied the package with a piece of twine.
她用一根细绳捆扎包裹。
扭曲；卷绕。
A twist; a convolution.
细绳；轻质绳索
a lightweight cord
由两三股较小的线或绳捻成的粗线,用于捆绑小包裹、制作网等；小绳或细绳。
A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.
缠绕或盘绕的动作。
The act of twining or winding round.
The gardener used twine to support the tomato plants.
园丁用细绳支撑番茄植株。
He wrapped the bundle in brown paper and tied it with twine.
他用牛皮纸把包裹包好，并用细绳扎起来。
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一团细绳
She bought a ball of twine to tie up the parcels.
她买了一团细绳来捆扎包裹。
一卷细绳
There is a roll of twine in the kitchen drawer.
厨房抽屉里有一卷细绳。
一根细绳
Cut a piece of twine about thirty centimeters long.
剪一根大约三十厘米长的细绳。
用细绳捆扎……
Tie the bundle with twine so it stays together.
用细绳把包裹捆好，这样它就不会散开。
用细绳缠绕……
Wrap the package with twine to keep it secure.
用细绳把包裹缠紧，确保其牢固。
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记忆联想：twine 像 twist（缠绕）+ line（线），合股线就是交缠的线。
语域：neutral 常见场景：packaging、net making、household chores 这里取“细绳/合股线”义：该词作名词时通常指由几股线搓成的细绳，多用于捆包裹、结网等日常或手工场合，语气偏中性。
可数名词，复数形式为twines
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