spindle

🇺🇸 /ˈspɪndl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈspɪndl/
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noun
R

A stick or pin that spins or allows something else to spin around it, often part of a machine.

The spindle in the old sewing machine needs to be replaced for it to work smoothly.

老缝纫机中的纺锤需要更换才能顺利工作。

R

A small, sharp stick used by hand to turn wool into thread.

She used a wooden spindle to spin the wool into a fine yarn.

她使用木质纺锤将羊毛纺成细纱。

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n. 纺锤

词形变化

Plural spindles