| 释义 |
capstan/ˈkæpst(ə)n/n. 1 a thick revolving cylinder with a vertical axis, for winding an anchor cable or a halyard etc. (起锚或缠绕吊索等用的)绞盘；卷扬机 2 a motor-driven revolving spindle on a tape recorder that guides the tape past the head at constant speed (录音机)主动轮 [Provençal cabestan, ultimately from Latin capistrum ‘halter’, from capere ‘seize’] |