lasso
/læˈsuː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlæsəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈla-(ˌ)sō la-ˈsü/ (ame, mw) · /læsˈuː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlæs.oʊ/ (ame, ipa)
lasso — noun
- lassosingular
- lassoesplural
1. a length of rope with a loop at one end that slides tight when pulled, used espe
a length of rope with a loop at one end that slides tight when pulled, used especially by cowboys and ranchers to catch cattle, horses, or other animals by throwing it over their heads
The ranch hand swung his lasso and threw it at the escaping bull.
swung his lasso / threw his lasso — common verb-noun collocations
Nadia practiced making the perfect loop in her lasso before heading out to the pasture.
An old leather lasso hung on a nail inside the barn, covered in dust and cobwebs.
常見錯誤
lasso — verb
- lassopresent simple I / you / we / they
- lassoes3rd person singular
- lassoing-ing form
- lassoedpast simple
1. to throw a looped rope over an animal's head so that the loop tightens around it
to throw a looped rope over an animal's head so that the loop tightens around its neck, capturing the animal
The cowboy managed to lasso the calf on his first try during the morning roundup.
lasso + object noun (calf, horse, steer)
Ibrahim learned how to lasso a wooden fence post before trying it on a moving horse.
The rodeo champion could lasso a running steer in under five seconds.
文法句型
lasso + object (animal)