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    emergency cord

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Trains & railways
    eˈmergency ˌcord noun [countable] American English  TTTa chain that a passenger pulls to stop a train in an emergency 〔火车上的〕紧急制动索 SYN British English communication cord
    Examples from the Corpus
    emergency cord• That coppery twang on the emergency cord that hangs tight in his gut.• An officer allegedly pulled the emergency cord as a joke.
    eˈmergency ˌcord nounChineseSyllable
    a chain to a Corpus stop passenger a that pulls


    emergency cord
    eˈmergency ˌcord noun [countable] American English
    a chain that a passenger pulls to stop a train in an emergency
       SYN  communication cord British English