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
缠绕；盘绕；挑逗性扭摆舞姿；扭曲；卷绕。；细绳；轻质绳索；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 or lightweight cord made by twisting strands together
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.
亲密且暗示性的舞蹈旋转。
Intimate and suggestive dance gyrations.
She tied the package with a piece of twine.
她用一根细绳捆扎包裹。
用法提示：名词 twine 指细绳，此处作 with 的宾语。
The gardener used twine to support the tomato plants.
园丁用细绳支撑番茄植株。
用法提示：twine 作不可数名词，表示细绳。
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。
用法提示：twine 作为名词表示捆扎用的细绳。
cord 比 twine 更通用，可指更粗、更结实的绳索；在捆扎或打包的语境中常可与 twine 互换，但不一定含有“多股捻成”的意思。
string 通常比 twine 更细、更软，是日常口语常用词；强调“多股捻成的结实细绳”时，用 twine 更准确，string 不够贴切。
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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