| 釋義 |
spindle /'spindl; 'spindl/ n 1 (in spinning) thin rod for twisting and winding thread by hand. (紡績) 紡錘; 錠子。→ the illus at spin. 參看 spin 之插圖。 2 bar or pin which turns round, or on which sth turns (eg an axle or a shaft). 指軸; 心軸。 '~-legged/-shanked adj having long, thin legs. 有細(xì)長之腿的。 '~-shanks n person with such legs. UM 長的人。 '~-berry/-tree n small tree with deep-pink berries and hard wood, used for ~s. 衛(wèi)矛 (一種小樹,木質(zhì)堅(jiān)硬,結(jié)深桃紅色漿果,用制紡錘) 。 spindly /'spindli; 'spmdli/ adj long and thin; too tall and thin. 細(xì)長的; 過于髙而細(xì)的。 |