- A spindle is a narrow wooden rod that's used when spinning wool. If your aunt has a spinning wheel for making yarn from the wool of her sheep, it must have a spindle on it for twisting the fibers.
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- n. 轴；纺锤，锭子；细长的人或物
- adj. 锭子的，锭子似的；细长的
- vt. 装锭子于
- vi. 长得细长，变细长
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1. The nut has been worked on the spindle.
螺帽已经拧在轴心上了。
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2. The old woman put down her spindle and smiled kindly on Lizette.
老妇人把纺锤放下，对莉莎特和蔼地微笑着。
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3. She sat on the stool in front of the wheel and the wheel whirred round. As soon as she touched the spindle she pricked her finger.
她坐在纺车前的凳子上，纺车转起来了，她刚碰到纺锤就刺到了手指，她倒在地板上沉沉的睡去了。
spin·dle / ˈspɪndl ; NAmE ˈspɪndl / noun 1 a long straight part that turns in a machine, or that another part of the machine turns around 轴；心轴；指轴 2 a thin pointed piece of wood used for spinning wool into thread by hand （手纺用的）绕线杆，纺锤 spindle spindles spindled spindling spin·dle / ˈspɪndl ; NAmE ˈspɪndl /
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