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crowbar

/ˈkroʊˌbɑr/
撬棍

He used a crowbar to pry open the old crate.

他用撬棍撬开了那个旧板条箱。


工程
技术

一种用于撬动或移动重物的金属杠杆工具,通常一端为扁平或弯曲的尖头,另一端为钩状。

The burglar forced the door open with a crowbar.

窃贼用撬棍撬开了大门。

Workers leveraged a crowbar to move the heavy stone slab.

工人们用撬棍撬动了那块沉重的石板。

在中文中,撬棍也被称为‘撬杠’或‘铁撬’。

搭配

pry open with a crowbar用撬棍撬开force a door with a crowbar用撬棍撬门

同义词

pry barjemmyleverwrecking bar

专业提示

区分‘crowbar’与‘lever’

‘crowbar’通常指代具体的金属工具,而‘lever’泛指杠杆原理中的任何工具或简单机械。

词源

14世纪晚期,由中古英语‘crobace’(钩子)和‘bar’(杠杆)合并而成,最初指代带钩的杠杆工具。

用法说明

常用于拆卸、搬运重物或非法入室(贬义)。在正式场合可称为‘撬杠’或‘铁撬’。

单词拆解

crow
钩子、弯曲部分
root
+
bar
杠杆、金属条
root
英汉词典

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