| 释义 |
roulette/rʊˈlet/n. 1 a gambling game using a table in which a ball is dropped on to a revolving wheel with numbered compartments, players betting on the number at which the ball comes to rest 轮盘赌 2 Math. a curve generated by a point on a curve rolling on another 【数】一般旋轮线 3a a revolving toothed wheel used in engraving (雕刻用的)滚花刀具，压花刀具 b a similar wheel for making perforations between postage stamps in a sheet (给一版邮票切骑缝线的)切缝滚轮 □ rouletted adj. (in sense 3b 用于释义 3b)[French, diminutive of rouelle, from Late Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota ‘wheel’] |