中英互译
thumbscrew
英 /ˈθʌmskruː/美 /ˈθʌmskruː/
基本释义
- n.翼形螺钉,[机] 指旋螺钉;拇指夹(一种刑具)
复数thumbscrews
双语例句
- Attach brass valve arm to plastic valve arm with thumbscrew provided. Make sure serrations mesh properly.用所提供的翼状螺丝将黄铜阀门臂附加到塑料阀门臂上。确保锯齿啮合适当。
- One of a series of small ridges or grooves on the surface or edge of a metal object, such as a thumbscrew, to aid in gripping.滚花:金属物体表面或边缘上的一系列小峰或凹槽,如指旋螺钉,使更容易握紧。
网络短语
- find out each man's thumbscrew揪出他人的把柄
英英释义
- n.instrument of torture that crushes the thumb
- n.screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers
词源
- thumbscrewFrom thumb + screw.