释义 |
beetle2/ˈbi:t(ə)l/ n. & v.●n. 1 a tool with a heavy head and a handle, used for ramming, crushing, driving wedges, etc. 槌,杵,木夯(用于夯打、压、捣、钉楔等) 2 a machine used for heightening the lustre of cloth by pressure from rollers 捶布机 ●v. tr. 1 ram, crush, drive, etc., with a beetle 用槌捶打,用杵捣(钉楔等) 2 finish (cloth) with a beetle 捶(布) [Old English bētel, from Germanic] |