skein
n.(一)束,(一)群,一团糟
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skein
/skeɪn; sken/
n
1 length of wool, thread, etc wound into a loose coil (纱、线等的)一束.
2 group of wild geese, etc in flight (飞行中的)一群(大雁等).
skein
n[C][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Old French;Origin: escaigne]
a long loosely wound piece of thread, wool, or
yarnliterary a complicated series of things that are related to each other
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web a skein of lies