绞

jiǎo

twist; wring; entangle, wind, hang by the neck, bore with a reamer; ream, skein; hank

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hang by the neck; twist; wind; wring

【电】 lay; strand

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hang bu neck; wind; twist; wring

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jiǎo

n. wind, skein, reamer

jiǎo

v. embrangle, foul up, intricate, snarl, twist, wring, entangle, complicate

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jiao3

to twist (strands into a thread), to entangle, to wring, to hang (by the neck), to turn, to wind, classifier for skeins of yarn

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绞

jiǎo

动

（把两股以上条状物扭在一起） twist:

把几股铁丝绞在一起 twist several strands of wire together;

心如刀绞 feel as if a knife were being twisted in one's heart

（握住条状物的两端同时向相反的方向转动， 使受到挤压; 拧） wring:

把毛巾的水绞出来 wring water from (out of) a towel

（纠缠） entangle; entwine:

许多问题绞在一起， 闹不清楚。 With so many things mixed up, it's hard to make out what's what.

（用绳索勒） hang by the neck:

那个罪犯被绞死。 The criminal was hanged.

（转动轮轴） wind:

绞动辘轳 wind a windlass

{机} （用绞刀切削） bore with a reamer; ream:

绞孔 ream a hole

（费心思） give a lot of care:

绞尽脑汁 rack (beat) one's brains

量

（用于纱、毛线等） skein; hank:

一绞毛线 a skein of woollen yarn

名

（姓氏） a surname:

绞洁 Jiao Jie

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絞|绞 [jiǎo] ► to twist (strands into a thread) ► to entangle ► to wring ► to hang (by the neck) ► to turn ► to wind ► classifier for skeins of yarn