名 a large rope，a surname；动 search，demand，ask，exact；形 all alone，all by oneself，dull，insipid ；

[例句] 我们从可靠的消息来源获知索尼娅非常爱自己的家人。 Sonia, we are reliably informed, loves her family very much.

[例句] 两名男子昨天夜里在索尔兹伯里接受了警方盘问。 Two men were helping police with their inquiries at Salisbury last night.

search，hunt for，rake through，cast about for，[电影]Caught in the Web；

[例句] 我向下滚动文档搜索“美利坚合众国”。 I scrolled down to find "United States of America".

[例句] 他在电脑上搜索当地的新闻报道。 He was doing a computer search of local news articles.

rope，cord，cordage，riata，rigging ；

[例句] 将用钢缆替换磨损的绳索。 Steel cable will be used to replace worn ropes.

[例句] 这个男人和他的儿子马克曾沿绳索爬下过这些陡峭的悬崖。 The man and his son Mark had abseiled down the sheer cliffs.

claim indemnity，demand compensation，claimant，claim settlement，claim for compensation ；

[例句] 她正在索赔医药费和其他花费。 She is demanding reimbursement for medical and other expenses.

[例句] 法律基于追溯效力的相关规定认定索赔证据不足。 The Law recognises the weakness of claims based on retrospective knowledge.

explore，probe，exploration，searching，grope for ；

[例句] 我们以开放的心态开始了这次探索之旅。 We set out on this voyage of exploration with an open mind.

[例句] 将尝试和探索纺织技巧来把这些设计变为现实。 Various textile techniques will be explored to realise design possibilities.

index，indexing，key，repertory，reference ；

[例句] 她根据作者、年龄和插图画家分别为该书编了索引。 She's indexed the book by author, by age, and by illustrator.

[例句] 这个存量巨大的档案室的所有文件都已编了索引，可供研究人员使用。 This vast archive has been indexed and made accessible to researchers.

retrieval，retrieve，search，searching ；

[例句] 计算机可以立即检索到数百万条信息。 Computers can instantly retrieve millions of information bits.

[例句] 我试着用搜索引擎检索，但找不到任何相关信息。 I tried googling but couldn't find anything relevant.

cableway，blondim，ropeway，telpher，tram rail ；

[例句] 这就是林业工人用以运送木材的空中索道. This is the cableway which the lumberjacks use to haul out their timber.

[例句] 值得在索道塔架设计中推广. So FEM is deserve extending in designing the tower.

hawser，pendant，pendent，cable rope，cable ；

[例句] 缆索突然断裂. The cable suddenly parted.

[例句] 卡车用缆索拖曳汽车. The truck used a cable to tow the car.

grope，feel about，fumble，try to find out，feel ；

[例句] 她从床上蹑手蹑脚地爬起来，摸索着自己的晨衣。 She crept from the bed and fumbled for her dressing gown.

[例句] 莱蒂摸索着找杯子。 Lettie groped blindly for the glass.

blackmail，ransom，[经] extortion，extort，lug ；

[例句] 作为一名足球运动员，勒索克斯的能力不容置疑。 As a footballer, Le Saux's ability was beyond question.

[例句] 今天报上登的那宗勒索案真可怕。 That was a terrible case of blackmail in the paper today.

hackamore，lasso，noose，lariat ；

[例句] 牛仔们有的赶着大篷车，有的骑着马，抛套索捕牛。 Cowboys drove covered wagons and rode horses, lassoing cattle.

[例句] 农民用套索捕牛. The farmer lassoed the cow.

clue，thread，clew，handhold，key ；

[例句] 就是那个线索帮我们最终解决了问题。 That was the clue which clinched it for us.

[例句] 警方认为那盘录像带可能录有能确认凶手身份的一些重要线索。 The police think the videotape may hold some vital clues to the identity of the killer.

[工] suspender，hoist cable，sling，slinger ；

[例句] 圆筒用吊索吊离海底. The cylinder was lifted from the seabed in a sling.

[例句] 他们用吊索把我们从高处的一组吊臂上放到低处的另一组吊臂上。 They used slings of rope to lower us from one set of arms to another.

think deeply，ponder，speculate ；

[例句] 机会已经失去。他苦苦思索别的方案。 The opportunity had gone. His mind scrabbled for alternatives.

[例句] 他对我的当面质询迫使我思索如何作答。 His confronting me forced me to search for the answers.

axon，axone，neuron，neuraxis ；

[例句] 目的分析脑弥漫性轴索损伤治疗的疗效. Objective To analyze the treatment effect of brain diffusive axial injury.

[例句] 目的:探讨脑弥漫性轴索损伤(DAI)的MRI诊断价值. To investigate the value of MRI in diagnosis of diffuse axonal injury.

ask for，demand，exact，extort，come down on ；

[例句] 欲索取其宣传册，请写信至以上地址。 For a copy of their brochure, write to the above address.

[例句] 备有介绍详情的传单以供索取。 Leaflets giving details are available on request.

guy rope，guy line，guy，stay ；

[例句] 我们设计了几十种类型的牵索。 We have designed several types of guys.

[例句] 意大利人用牵索固定住比萨斜塔,以防止它倒塌. The Italians guyed the tower of pisa to prevent it from collapsing.

rigging，gear ；

[例句] 船在风暴中虽然失掉了索具, 但没听说有什么伤亡. Though the ship carried away in the storm, no casualties have been reported.

[例句] 他们手脚利索地安装好了船上的帆缆和索具. They rigged up the ship efficiently.

hemp death cord，string，noose，bowstring，rope ；

[例句] 自套绞索. Put one's head in a noose.

[例句] 他脖子上仍留着绞索的红色勒痕. The red print of the rope was still around his neck.