| 释义 |
spindle/ˈspind(ə)l/ n. & v.●n. 1a a pin in a spinning wheel used for twisting and winding the thread (纺车的)锭子，纺锤 b a small bar with tapered ends used for the same purpose in hand-spinning (手纺用的)绕线杆 c a pin bearing the bobbin of a spinning machine (织机上装线轴的)轴芯 2 a pin or axis that revolves or on which something revolves 转轴 3 US [美] = SPIKE1 n. 3a 4 a turned piece of wood used as a banister, chair leg, etc. (栏杆、椅子腿等的)纺锤形立柱 5 Biol. a spindle-shaped mass of microtubules formed when a cell divides 【生】纺锤体 6 a varying measure of length for yarn 纱的长度单位 7 a slender person or thing 瘦高的人；细长的东西 ●v. intr. have, or grow into, a long slender form 长得瘦高；变得细长 [Old English spinel (as SPIN)] |