| 词汇 | example_english_silken-thread |
| 释义 | silken threadcollocation in Englishmeanings of silkenand threadThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with thread. silken adjective[usually before noun] uk /ˈsɪl.kən/ us /ˈsɪl.kən/ literary soft, smooth, and shiny ... See more at silken thread noun uk /θred/ us /θred/ (a length of) a very ... See more at thread Examples of silken threadThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. But there is also required the silkenthread of mutual trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No one silkenthread held him down but a thousand made him immobile. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This legislation, far from being a silkenthread, is a restrictive noose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Eventually, the silkenthread will adhere to an object where the young spider will establish its own web. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The globule is hung from a silkenthread dangled by the spider from its front legs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The male spins a silkenthread between the substrate and a vertical object. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is suspended hammock-like within the mine, by a single silkenthread at the anterior end and by two diverging threads at the posterior end. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Other people have taken the metaphor farther by comparing the act of baling out with that of the caterpillar letting itself down to earth by a silkenthread. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is generally found in a cocoon made up of various debris cemented together by means of silken threads. The texture of the cocoon is thick, consisting of whitish silken threads and translucent; the surface has a matt appearance and there are very few loose threads. The mine in this stage is completely changed in colour to pale brown, and slightly contorted on the upper epidermis with silken threads. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Upon maturity the larvae exit the fruit and drop to the ground on silken threads. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When completed, the upper epidermis on the blotch-part is strongly contracted with silken threads to form an upward-folded leaflet. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The loosened upper epidermis of the mine is slightly contracted by silken threads, but no distinct wrinkles are visible. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It builds a silken tube in a crevice, often on the wall of a building, with silken threads radiating from the entrance. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The larvae spin silken threads and hang from them, waiting for the wind to blow. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The pupa is suspended in a few silken threads. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is boat-shaped, whitish, partly stained by grains of frass and covered by five to seven bars of silken threads, without bubbles or globules. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are protected by a web of silken threads. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Young larvae live in folded-over edges of young leaves of their host plant, attaching the edges of the leaf to the midrib with fine silken threads. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of silken Go to the definition of thread See other collocations with thread |
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