Elizabeth absent-mindedly picked a thread from his lapel.

伊丽莎白心不在焉地从他的翻领上拈起了一根线。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Now I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life.

现在我明白了，爱就像生活中被子里的一根线。

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One strand of silk doesn't make a thread; one tree doesn't make a forest.

单丝不成线， 独木不成林。

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Popowitz says that the band sought a thread, a continuity which permeates the record.

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