crowbar
US /ˈkroʊ.bɑːr/
UK /ˈkroʊ.bɑːr/
1.
撬棍, 起重棒
a heavy iron bar with a flattened end, often with a claw for extracting nails, used as a lever
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He used a crowbar to pry open the wooden crate.
他用撬棍撬开了木箱。
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The burglar carried a crowbar and a flashlight.
窃贼带着撬棍和手电筒。
1.
用撬棍撬开, 用撬棍移动
to force open or move something using a crowbar
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They had to crowbar the door open after it jammed.
门卡住后，他们不得不用撬棍撬开。
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The workers managed to crowbar the heavy machinery into place.
工人们设法用撬棍将重型机械撬到位。