lathe

US /leɪð/

UK /leɪð/

车床

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.

工匠使用车床来制作木碗。

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Metal parts are precisely machined on a CNC lathe.

金属零件在数控车床上进行精密加工。

车削, 用机床加工

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

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He learned to lathe intricate designs into wooden spindles.

他学会了在木制纺锤上车削出复杂的图案。

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The factory can lathe large metal cylinders with high precision.

该工厂可以高精度地车削大型金属圆柱体。