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- chiefly Brit. a machine having two or more cylinders turned by a handle, between which wet laundry is squeezed (to remove excess moisture) and pressed〈主英〉衣物压干机。
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- US a large machine for ironing sheets or other fabrics, usually when they are damp, using heated rollers〈美〉布料熨平机。
词源
late 17th cent.: from Dutch mangel, from mangelen 'to mangle'， from medieval Latin mango, manga, from Greek manganon 'axis， engine'.
with obj.
- severely mutilate, disfigure, or damage by cutting, tearing, or crushing（因切割、撕扯、挤压等而）严重损毁; 使变形; 破坏：
the car was mangled almost beyond recognition
这辆轿车被毁得面目全非
figurative 〈喻〉he was mangling Bach on the piano.
他在钢琴上胡乱地弹奏巴赫的曲子。
派生词
mangler
noun词源
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French mahangler, apparently a frequentative of mahaignier 'maim'.