pinion
US /ˈpɪn.jən/
UK /ˈpɪn.jən/
名詞
1.
小齒輪
a small gear or wheel which engages with a larger one
範例:
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The steering system uses a rack and pinion mechanism.
轉向系統採用齒輪齒條和小齒輪機構。
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The motor drives a small pinion that turns the larger wheel.
電機驅動一個小齒輪，帶動大輪轉動。
2.
翅膀, 翼尖
the outer part of a bird's wing including the flight feathers
範例:
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The eagle spread its pinions and took flight.
老鷹展開翅膀飛走了。
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A single pinion feather lay on the ground.
地上一根翅膀羽毛。
動詞
1.
束縛, 反綁
to tie or hold the arms or legs of someone so that they cannot move
範例:
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The guards managed to pinion the intruder's arms behind his back.
保安設法把入侵者的手臂反綁在背後。
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He was pinioned to the ground by the fallen debris.
他被掉落的碎片壓在地上動彈不得。
在 Lingoland 學習這個單詞