noun🔗Share捆绑，系缚. The act of tying or binding something."The nurse applied a tight ligature to the patient's arm before drawing blood. "护士在抽血前，先用止血带紧紧地绑住了病人的胳膊。actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share结扎线， 结扎带 A cord or similar thing used to tie something; especially the thread used in surgery to close a vessel or duct."The doctor used a strong ligature to tie off the bleeding artery during the operation. "手术中，医生用一根结实的结扎线扎紧了出血的动脉。medicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share结扎线，结扎丝 A thread or wire used to remove tumours, etc."The surgeon used a strong ligature to carefully remove the small tumor from the patient's arm. "医生用结实的结扎线小心地从病人手臂上切除了那个小肿瘤。medicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share僵硬，僵直 The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness."the ligature of a joint"关节的僵硬medicinebodyconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share连字, 合体字。 A character that visually combines multiple letters, such as æ, œ, ß or ij; also logotype. Sometimes called a typographic ligature."The font used in this old book features a beautiful ligature that combines the letters "f" and "i" into a single character. "这本书使用的旧字体里有一个漂亮的连字，它把字母“f”和“i”组合成了一个单独的字符。languagelinguisticstypewritingcharactercommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share连音, 圆滑线 A group of notes played as a phrase, or the curved line that indicates such a phrase."The piano teacher showed the student the ligature connecting the four notes, explaining they should be played smoothly as a single musical idea. "钢琴老师给学生指出了连接四个音符的圆滑线，解释说这几个音应该流畅地演奏，表达一个完整的音乐想法。musicwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share连线，圆滑线。 A curve or line connecting notes; a slur."The music teacher explained that the ligature over the two notes meant they should be played smoothly together, without a break. "音乐老师解释说，那两个音符上的圆滑线表示它们应该流畅地连在一起演奏，中间不能有停顿。musicwritinglanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share哨箍, 束圈 A piece used to hold a reed to the mouthpiece on woodwind instruments."Maria tightened the ligature on her clarinet mouthpiece, making sure the reed was secure before practice. "玛丽亚拧紧了她单簧管吹嘴上的哨箍 (shào gū), 确保簧片在练习前已经固定好了。musicutensilpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share扎缚, 魔法性阳痿 Impotence caused by magic or charms."The village elder whispered that the farmer's sudden and inexplicable inability to produce crops was not due to poor soil, but a ligature cast by a jealous rival. "村里的老者低语道，那个农夫突然间莫名其妙地无法种植庄稼，不是因为土地贫瘠，而是因为遭到了心怀嫉妒的对手施加的扎缚/魔法性阳痿。mythologycursereligionsupernaturalsexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share结扎，捆绑。 To ligate; to tie."The doctor ligatured the blood vessel to stop the bleeding. "医生结扎了血管来止血。medicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
