单词 | lever |
释义 | lever n 1 bar or other device turning on a fixed point (the fulcrum) which lifts or opens sth with one end when pressure is applied to the other end 杠杆; 杠杆装置. 2 handle used to operate or control machinery (机器的)控制杆, 操作杆 Move this lever to change gear. 换挡时扳动这根操作杆. =>illus 见插图. 3 (fig 比喻) means of exerting moral pressure (施加道德压力的)手段, 方法 This latest incident may be the lever needed to change government policy. 最近的事件或可作为迫使政府改变其政策所需的手段. lever, v [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.a] move (sth) with a lever (用杠杆)撬动(某物) They levered the rock into the hole. 他们用杠子把大石撬进洞里. lever a crate open 把板条箱撬开. |
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