pinion
美音:
[´pınjən
]英音:
[´pınjən
]n.小齿轮
难易程度:
pinion为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:pinioned 过去分词:pinioned 现在分词:pinioning 第三人称单数:pinions
近义词, 同义词
pinion
/'pɪnɪən; `pɪnjən/
n (fml 文)
1 (a) outer segment of a bird's wing (鸟翼的)翼梢.
(b) (dated 旧) bird's wing 鸟翼; 翅膀.
2 any of the stiff feathers which support a bird when it is flying; flight-feather 飞羽; 拨风羽.
v
1 [esp passive 尤用于被动语态
*Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sb/sth against/to sth; ~ sth together bind or hold (sb or sb's arms) to prevent him moving 绑住或固定住(某人或某人的胳膊)
*They were pinioned against the wall by the lorry. 那辆卡车把他们挤到墙根动弹不得.
* He was held with his arms pinioned together behind his back. 他被捉住反剪着双臂.
2 [Tn] cut off the pinions from (a bird or its wing) to prevent it from flying 剪去(鸟或鸟翼)的飞羽.
/'pɪnɪən; `pɪnjən/
n small cog-wheel with teeth which fit into those of a larger cog-wheel 小齿轮; 副齿轮. Cf 参看 rack1 3.