英语词汇thumbscrew怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

thumbscrew

thumbscrew /ˈθʌmˌskruː/ noun

plural thumbscrews

thumbscrew

/ˈθʌmˌskruː/

noun

plural thumbscrews

Learner's definition of THUMBSCREW

[count]

: a device used in the past to torture people by crushing their thumbs拇指夹（旧时刑具） — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻

The government is tightening/putting the thumbscrews on dissenters. [=the government is putting a lot of pressure on dissenters to stop; the government is treating dissenters very harshly]政府严酷镇压持异议者。

: a type of screw with a flat-sided head that can be held and turned with your thumb and fingers翼形螺钉

单词	thumbscrew
释义	thumbscrew 1 ENTRIES FOUND: thumbscrew (noun) thumbscrew /ˈθʌmˌskruː/ noun plural thumbscrews thumbscrew /ˈθʌmˌskruː/ noun plural thumbscrews Learner's definition of THUMBSCREW [count] 1 : a device used in the past to torture people by crushing their thumbs拇指夹（旧时刑具） — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 The government is tightening/putting the thumbscrews on dissenters. [=the government is putting a lot of pressure on dissenters to stop; the government is treating dissenters very harshly]政府严酷镇压持异议者。 2 : a type of screw with a flat-sided head that can be held and turned with your thumb and fingers翼形螺钉
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