pliers
美音:
[´plaıəz
]英音:
[´plaıəz
]n.钳子,老虎钳
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ply,pli,ple=to fold(表"倍;重"之义)
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pliers
/'plaɪəz; `plaɪɚz/
n [pl] tool with long jaws which have flat surfaces that can be brought together for holding, bending, twisting or cutting wire, etc 钳子; 老虎钳
*a pair of pliers 一把钳子.
pliers
n [plural]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: ply 'to twist together' (14-21 centuries), from Old French plier, from Latin plicare]
a small tool made of two crossed pieces of metal, used to hold small things or to bend and cut wire
a pair of pliers
1. Two widely separated strings hang from a ceiling. Even though you can't reach both at once, is it possible to tie their ends together, using only a pair of pliers? 两根相距甚远的绳子分别从天花板上垂下来。尽管你无法同时够到两根绳子,但有没有可能只用一把钳子就把两根绳子系到一起呢?
2. One college student tied the pliers to one string and set it in motion like a pendulum. 一位大学生把钳子系到一根绳子上,然后让它像钟摆那样摆动起来。
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