spindle 英 [ˈspɪndl]   美 [ˈspɪndl]

spindle

spindle  英 [ˈspɪndl] 美 [ˈspɪndl]

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 

名词复数:spindles 

The nut has been worked on the spindle. 螺帽已经拧在轴心上了。
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。

  • 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
  • 1. The nut has been worked on the spindle.

    螺帽已经拧在轴心上了。

  • 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。

  • 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。

  • spindle (n.) early 13c., with unetymological -d-, from Old English spinel "small wooden bar used in hand-spinning," properly "an instrument for spinning," from stem of spinnan (see spin (v.)) + instrumental suffix -el (1). Compare handle, thimble, etc.
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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