noose
noose
noun
put one's head in a noose
noun
- a loop with a running knot, tightening as the rope or wire is pulled and typically used to hang people or trap animals
套索
■(the noose)death by hanging
绞死
- [with obj.]put a noose on (someone)
给（某人）上绞索
she was noosed and hooded, then strangled by the executioner.
她被套上绞索和头罩，随后被刽子手绞死。
■catch (an animal) with a noose
用套索捕捉（动物）
■form (a rope) into a noose
把（绳）挽成套索
put one's head in a noose
- bring about one's own downfall
自投罗网，自寻死路
- late Middle English: probably via Old French no(u)s from Latin nodus 'knot'
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