lasso

/læˈsuː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlæsəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈla-(ˌ)sō la-ˈsü/ (ame, mw) · /læsˈuː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlæs.oʊ/ (ame, ipa)

lasso — 名詞

  • lassosingular
  • lassoesplural

1. a length of rope with a loop at one end that slides tight when pulled, used espe

1.名詞B1
釋義

套索

一端有活結的捕獸繩

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

例句

The ranch hand swung his lasso and threw it at the escaping bull.

牧場工人揮舞套索，朝那頭正在逃跑的公牛拋去。

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.

Nadia 在前往牧場之前，練習把套索的活結圈編織成完美形狀。

同義詞
  • lariat

    same object, more common in the western United States; comes from Spanish 'la reata'

  • rope

    broader category — a lasso is a type of rope with a noose, but most ropes are not lassos

常見錯誤

❌He tied the boat to the dock with a lasso.
✅He tied the boat to the dock with a rope.
💡A lasso is designed for catching animals with a sliding noose, not for general tying.

lasso — 動詞