twine

🇬🇧 UK/twain/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

Strong thread or string made by twisting two or more strands together.

合股线;麻线;细绳

v.

To twist or wind strands together; to wrap or coil around something.

搓;缠绕;编织

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
twineother
=twine

Common Collocations

  • 1.ball of twine一团细绳
  • 2.garden twine园艺麻线
  • 3.tie with twine用细绳捆绑
  • 4.hemp twine大麻细绳

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She tied the package securely with a piece of brown twine.

  • 2.

    The gardener used twine to support the climbing roses along the fence.

  • 3.

    A ball of twine sat on the workshop shelf next to the scissors.

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