thread

string, rope, line, cord, thread, wire

这些名词均含“线”之意。
string: 普通用词，指捆绑小件物品的细绳或细带子。
rope: 指用于捆绑大物件的粗壮而坚固的绳子，一般用绵、毛、麻、金属或其它材料制成。
line: 普通用词，含义广泛，指任何一种线，常作引申用。
cord: 指比string粗，比rope细，较牢固，通常用于捆扎较小物品的线或绳。用作引申当约束讲。
thread: 普通用词，指用棉、毛、丝或纤维等纹成的很细的线，通常用于缝纫、纺织等。
wire: 专指用金属制成的线。

名词 thread:

1. a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
   同义词：yarn
2. any long object resembling a thin line
   同义词：ribbon
3. the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
   同义词：train of thought
4. the raised helical rib going around a screw
   同义词：screw thread

动词 thread:

1. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
   同义词：weave, wind, meander, wander
2. pass a thread through
3. remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
4. pass through or into
5. thread on or as if on a string
   同义词：string, draw

1. How many spools of thread did you use?
   你用了几轴线?
2. The thread seems to match the cloth.
   这线和这布似乎很相称。
3. I need one more spool of thread before finishing the embroidery.
   再来一轴线我就可以完成这幅刺绣了。
4. He passed me a coil of thread.
   他递给我一卷线。
5. The girl tied the ends of the thread.
   这女孩把线的两端结起来。
6. The thread's gone.
   螺纹都给磨光了。
7. The little girl threaded the shells together and wore them round her neck.
   小女孩把贝壳穿成一串，戴在脖子上。
8. I'm afraid I've lost the thread of your argument.
   我恐怕没有抓住你的论据的思路。