thread

n. i.e. thread of life线，（指）生命之线。
△Oth.5.2. 203 (205):“and pure grief / Shore his old thread intwain.”过度的悲伤剪断了他那衰朽的生命之线。
Phrases:
thread and thrum: warp and the loose ends of thewarp; here,the complete thread of life（纺织机上的）经线与乱线头；（比喻）全部生命之线。
△Mid. 5.1. 293 (286):“Cut thread and thrum，”把生命之线一刀两断吧。
thread of life: alluding to the Fates,three goddesseswho respectively spin,measure,and cut the thread oflife (指命运三女神所纺出、计量和剪断的)生命之线。
△1H. VI.1. 1. 33:“Had not churchmen prayed,/ His thread oflife had not so soon decayed. ” (prayed: punning onpreyed.)要不是教会人员祈祷(双关：折磨)，他的生命之线还不会这么快就糟掉呢。

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thread

vt. pass through (as a thread through the eyeof a needle),traverse （像一根线穿过针眼似的）穿过，越过。
△Lr. 2. 1. 121 (119): “Thus out of season,threadingdark-eyed night.” i. e. traversing the darkness ofnight. 这样不合时宜，穿针眼似的穿过了黑夜。

thread[θred]

n.思路，线索，主线
◇ hang by a thread 千钧一发
have not a dry thread on sb.浑身湿透
resume the thread of a story 到正题
‖ thread-bound Chinese book 中文线装书
threading palm in crouch step 仆步穿掌