| 释义 |
pawl/pɔ:l/ n. & v.●n. 1 a lever with a catch for the teeth of a wheel or bar 棘爪，卡爪，推爪 2 Naut. a short bar used to lock a capstan, windlass, etc., to prevent it from recoiling 【海】(防止绞盘或起锚机倒转的)掣转杆 ●v. tr. secure (a capstan etc.) with a pawl 用掣转杆制住(绞盘等) [perhaps from Low German & Dutch pal, related to pal ‘fixed’] |