lathe

US /leɪð/

UK /leɪð/

車床

a machine for shaping wood, metal, or other material by rotating the workpiece rapidly on its axis while engaging it with a stationary cutting tool

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The craftsman used a lathe to turn the wooden bowl.

工匠使用車床來製作木碗。

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Metal parts are precisely machined on a CNC lathe.

金屬零件在數控車床上進行精密加工。

車削, 用機床加工

to shape (wood, metal, or other material) on a lathe

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He learned to lathe intricate designs into wooden spindles.

他學會了在木製紡錘上車削出複雜的圖案。

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The factory can lathe large metal cylinders with high precision.

該工廠可以高精度地車削大型金屬圓柱體。