[C]a piece of rope that is formed into a circle at one end, so that if you pull the other end the circle becomes smaller. A noose is used for killing someone by hanging them by the neck. 绞索;套索
ADJECTIVE | VERB + NOOSE | NOOSE + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤hangman's絞索VERB + NOOSE➤fasten, tie收緊/繫上套索◇They tied a noose around her neck.他們把絞索繫在她脖子上。➤pull, tighten拉套索;勒緊套索▸➤make打活扣NOOSE + VERB➤tighten套索收緊PREPOSITION➤in a/the noose, into a/the noose處在/進入套索裏◇He put his head into the noose.他把頭伸進套索。➤noose around, noose round (especially BrE) 繞着⋯的活扣◇The noose tightened around her neck.她脖子上的活扣收緊了。