thread
Thread本義是線或者線狀物、路線,作名詞也可以用作一種抽象的含義,指貫穿某件事的部分,比如貫穿思想或對話的一條線,它們好像由thread連線在一起。
If you were distracted by a crash in the kitchen, you might lose the thread of your conversation.
如果你因為廚房裡的碰撞而分心,你可能會失去談話的thread。
Thread還可以指螺釘或螺栓外面凸起的脊狀物,當你想要串或讓線穿過針時,你也可以把thread用作動詞。
The sound distracted me and I lost the thread of (= forgot) what I was saying.
我被那個聲音打擾
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