1 N-COUNT (操作机械的)杆,柄,把手 A lever is a handle or bar that is attached to a piece of machinery and which you push or pull in order to operate the machinery. (操作机械的)杆,柄,把手
3 N-COUNT 杠杆;撬棒 A lever is a long bar, one end of which is placed under a heavy object so that when you press down on the other end you can move the object. 杠杆;撬棒
4 VERB 撬动;撬起;用力移动 If you lever something in a particular direction, you move it there, especially by using a lot of effort. 撬动;撬起;用力移动 [Also V, V n]
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Neighbours eventually levered open the door with a crowbar. [VERB noun with adj.ive]
邻居们最终用一根铁撬把门撬开了。
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Insert the fork about 6in. from the root and simultaneously lever it backwards. [VERB noun adv./prep.]
将耙子插入到离根部约6英寸的地方并同时向后扳。
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Alex levered himself up from the sofa. [V pron-refl adv/prep]
亚历克斯从沙发上撑扶着站了起来。
SYN prise, move, force, raise
5 N-COUNT (用作施加压力等的)手段,方法 A lever is an idea or action that you can use to make people do what you want them to do, rather than what they want to do. (用作施加压力等的)手段,方法
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Radical, militant factions want to continue using the hostages as a lever to gain concessions from the west.
激进的好战派想要继续利用人质作筹码来换取西方的让步。
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