释义 |
windlass/ˈwindləs/ n. & v.●n. a machine with a horizontal axle for hauling or hoisting 绞车;卷扬机 ●v. tr. hoist or haul with a windlass 用绞车吊起或拖曳 [alteration (perhaps by association with dialect windle ‘to wind’) of obsolete windas, via Old French guindas from Old Norse vindɑˊss, from vinda WIND2 + ɑˊss ‘pole’] |